Invoice Belichick was on to recruiting.
The previous Patriots coach and new North Carolina soccer coach prevented commenting on his former group dismissing Jerod Mayo as its head coach after only one season Sunday.
“The Patriots’ situation, honestly, I don’t have too much of a comment on that,” Belichick mentioned Monday on the “Pat McAfee Show” whereas in a automobile for a recruiting journey. “Robert Kraft, Jonathan Kraft, Robyn Glaser, they’re the choice makers there. …. Mayo was hand-picked by Robert, however ultimately the decision-making is one thing they’d need to touch upon.
“I really don’t know from the outside looking in. They haven’t called me and asked, so I don’t know.”
The Patriots selected Mayo because the successor to Belichick after 24 seasons guiding the franchise, which included six Tremendous Bowl triumphs and 9 Tremendous Bowl appearances.
Mayo spent greater than a decade taking part in for and dealing for Belichick in New England.
He performed for New England from 2008-15 after being chosen within the first spherical of the 2008 NFL Draft, profitable a Tremendous Bowl in the course of the 2014 season.
Mayo joined Belichick’s in 2019 and coached linebackers by means of the 2023 season earlier than being promoted to move coach.
His one and solely season patrolling the sideline Belichick used to navigate didn’t go nicely, with the Patriots tallying a 4-13 document and being blown out on quite a few events.
Mayo additionally didn’t assist himself with some questionable media gaffes.
Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft took the blame for the partnership not figuring out Monday.
“This whole situation is on me,” Kraft mentioned. “I feel terrible for Jerod because I put him in an untenable situation. I know that he has all the tools as a head coach to be successful in this league, he just needed more time before taking the job. In the end, I’m a fan of this team first and now I have to go out and find a coach who can get us back to the playoffs and hopefully championships.”
Former teammate Rob Gronkowski referred to as the dismissal “unfair.”
“I was shocked by that,” Gronkowski mentioned on the Fox studio present. “To happen that soon was a shocker to a lot of people. Especially here at the desk. We were all surprised by that. I think it was unfair to coach Jerod Mayo. I mean, he never had the chance to develop as a head coach. He was just a rookie himself in that department. If you judge a coach by their first year, that’s really not appropriate. Jimmy Johnson, you went 1-15 in your first year and you won a couple Super Bowls after that.”
Because the Patriots seek for their subsequent coach, which could possibly be one other former participant in Mike Vrabel, Belichick is gearing up for his first season teaching on the collegiate degree.
