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As Patriots search for next coach, they should be honest about role of Bill Belichick remnants

Robert Kraft apologized.

The New England Patriots team owner said he felt “guilty.”

Because a year after expressing “that same conviction when I hired Bill Belichick,” Kraft’s completely changed his mind on Jerod Mayo.

The Patriots fired Mayo on Sunday just 355 days after introducing him as their head coach to succeed Belichick.

Monday, Kraft said the divorce had been on his mind since early December, amid a six-game losing streak.

“This whole situation evolved but I’d say over the last month, I went back and forth,” Kraft said. “In my life and my business, I make certain decisions I know when it’s right.