The Patriots’ decision to almost instantly promote Jerod Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick received just about unanimous praise from Patriots players of past and present.
New England’s top player joined the chorus late Friday. Matthew Judon shared his excitement over Mayo’s promotion in an interview with ESPN’s “NFL Live,” revealing that Patriots players were also expressing joy behind the scenes.
“A lot of people, since the season’s been over, we’ve been out of town, but we were on text threads and stuff, talking,” Judon said. “I think there’s a lot of excitement for a guy like Mayo to get that job and to see what he can do in the lead position and actually run his own ship.