After a single season as Patriots head coach, Jerod Mayo's time in New England is done.
The Patriots didn't bother waiting until Monday to dismiss him. They announced Mayo's firing Sunday afternoon with a statement from team owner Robert Kraft, just hours after a season-ending win over a Bills team that was resting key players ahead of the playoffs.
A former Patriots linebacker who spent his entire eight-season playing career with New England, Mayo was a member of Bill Belichick's coaching staff for five seasons before becoming Belichick's successor last January.