2 years, 2 months ago

Patriots look to extend Mayo, seeking offensive coordinator

— The Patriots have started discussions for a long-term contract extension with linebackers coach Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick will also begin interviewing candidates for offensive coordinator next week. It comes on the heels of Mayo being sought for the second straight offseason for interviews for one of the NFL’s open head coaching jobs. The Patriots are looking to hire their first offensive coordinator since Josh McDaniels left following the 2021 season to take the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job. But the unit struggled, with second-year quarterback Mac Jones regressing during an underachieving season that had the Patriots’ offense ranked in the bottom half of the league in points per game and red zone touchdowns.

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Colts add 3 new assistants to coaching staff

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen hired three new assistants Friday, bringing James Bettcher back to the franchise as linebackers coach, Jerome Henderson as defensive backs coach and Chris Hewitt as passing game coordinator for the secondary. The Colts also announced that last season’s coaching fellows — Isabel Diaz, Kalon Humphries and Diego Ortiz — will return in the …

1 month ago

Eagles promote Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator following Kellen Moore’s departure for Saints

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator following the departure of Kellen Moore, the team announced Wednesday. Patullo joined the Eagles’ staff as passing game coordinator in 2021 when coach Nick Sirianni was hired, and he became associate head coach in 2023. Patullo takes over an offense that was second in the …

1 month, 1 week ago

Ohio State is hiring former Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, AP source says

Associated Press

Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation. Ohio State coach Ryan Day, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship, agreed in principle last year to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million per year. Day is hiring Patricia to fill the void left by defensive …

1 month, 1 week ago

Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become the Saints head coach

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Kellen Moore, who oversaw the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles ' offense this season, has agreed to return to the site of his latest triumph as the next coach of the New Orleans Saints. Recognizing Philadelphia’s strength as a running team — with its big, physical offensive line, star running back Saquon Barkley and mobile quarterback Jalen …

1 month, 1 week ago

Early 2025 NFL Power Rankings: Where do Eagles, Chiefs stand after Super Bowl?

New York Times

The NFL has a new champion for the first time in three years after the Philadelphia Eagles dismantled the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX. Kansas City Chiefs Post-regular season ranking: 3 What’s new? GO DEEPER Patrick Mahomes’ legacy, a shaken Chiefs dynasty and what comes next: Sando’s Pick Six Post-regular season ranking: 2 What’s new? Los Angeles …

1 month, 1 week ago

Saints announce Eagles OC Kellen Moore as next head coach

New York Times

The New Orleans Saints officially announced the hiring of Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their next head coach on Tuesday morning. Moore took his second offensive coordinator job in 2023 under Chargers coach Brandon Staley in what turned out to be Moore’s only season with the club after a 5-12 finish. Moore’s offense helped the Cowboys’ Tony Pollard …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Saints home in on Kellen Moore, tell other candidates they are moving on: Sources

New York Times

The New Orleans Saints are closing in on their next head coach, with all signs pointing to Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the likely choice. Moore, 35, is one of only three candidates known to have taken multiple interviews with New Orleans this hiring cycle, including New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mike McCarthy withdraws from Saints’ coaching search and won’t coach in 2025, AP source says

Associated Press

Mike McCarthy has decided against coaching in 2025, removing himself as a candidate to fill the NFL’s last remaining head coaching vacancy with the New Orleans Saints. McCarthy is the third high-profile candidate to pull out of the Saints’ search, joining Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. New Orleans’ remaining candidates include Philadelphia offensive coordinator …

2 months ago

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel tabs longtime Belichick assistant Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator

Associated Press

The New England Patriots have hired former Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator — his third stint in that role with the team, but his first since the departure of longtime mentor Bill Belichick. The Patriots, who named Mike Vrabel as coach this month, also hired Terrell Williams, who spent six …

2 months, 1 week ago

NFL teams are conducting long, extensive searches for their next head coaches

Associated Press

Mike Vrabel is in New England. He brought in former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer six years after he last coached and they won the franchise’s last Super Bowl 29 years ago with a team Johnson assembled. The Raiders have scheduled interviews with Carroll, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Broncos DC Vance Joseph, Ravens OC Todd …

2 months, 1 week ago

New England hires former Patriots Super Bowl champ Mike Vrabel as coach

Associated Press

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson also interviewed for the job. But Vrabel, a fan favorite during eight seasons as a player in New England where he was a member of its …

2 months, 1 week ago

Mike Vrabel: New England Patriots hire former player as head coach

CNN

CNN — The New England Patriots have hired their former player, Mike Vrabel, as their new head coach, the team announced on Sunday. Vrabel replaces Jerod Mayo – another former Patriots player – who was fired shortly after the Patriots’ Week 18 game last Sunday. He becomes the 16th head coach in the franchise’s history and just the seventh person …

2 months, 1 week ago

Patriots hire Mike Vrabel as next head coach

New York Times

After recent years of toxicity and tumult, the New England Patriots are turning to a decisive and confident former star player with a track record of getting the most out of his roster. The Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach — the team announced Sunday — a less-than-shocking move that had been foreseen because of Vrabel’s impressive …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Belichick could make shock return to the NFL with Tom Brady's Las Vegas Raiders

Daily Mail

Bill Belichick has not even been North Carolina's head football coach for a month and he's already trying to be pulled back to the NFL, including by Tom Brady's Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas fired Antonio Pierce on Tuesday from its helm after a 4-13 season, with reports stating Brady has already talked to Belichick in recent weeks. Belichick made …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bills coordinator Joe Brady’s trajectory back on the rise after overseeing Josh Allen-led offense

Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady can provide a long list of issues that led to him failing in his first, brief stint as an NFL play-caller with the Carolina Panthers. I got let go from my last job trying to think like that,” Brady said last season, a month into taking over Buffalo’s offense after Ken …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the next Sean McVay out there for NFL teams seeking a new head coach?

Associated Press

Many NFL teams hope to land the next Sean McVay when they seek a new head coach. He’s led them to one Super Bowl title in two appearances, four NFC West championships, six playoff berths and seven winning seasons in eight years. Johnson, who became the offensive coordinator in 2022, has guided one of the most prolific units over the …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he put Jerod Mayo in ‘untenable situation,’ vows to correct course

Associated Press

— When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow the championship legacy left by Bill Belichick. Instead, he said Mayo went from his “high point” winning Patriots’ season opener at Cincinnati to regressing midway through the schedule. One of the names that almost immediately circulated as a possible coaching candidate …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Making sense of Jerod Mayo’s firing and what comes next for the Patriots

New York Times

Here’s what makes sense for the Patriots after they moved on from Jerod Mayo following one season. When Patriots owner Robert Kraft designated Mayo as Bill Belichick’s replacement in waiting, I questioned whether Mayo would become a placeholder for an owner in transition. From Kraft’s standpoint, waiting to see whether Mayo develops into a good coach could feel riskier than …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the Patriots’ head-coaching job is the best one available this offseason

New York Times

After the New England Patriots’ final game of the season, Drake Maye put on a hoodie and a jacket, said congratulations to Joe Milton on an impressive performance in a mostly meaningless game and headed out the door into an offseason when everything is about to change. GO DEEPER Patriots fire Jerod Mayo after one season, expected to pursue Mike …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots fire coach Jerod Mayo shortly after beating Bills to finish his lone season at 4-13

Associated Press

— The New England Patriots fired coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday after one season, beginning another reboot for the franchise just a year after it parted with longtime coach Bill Belichick. “I remember him immediately coming up to me and saying, ‘Kraft and Mayo, they go together pretty well,’” Kraft said during Mayo’s introductory news conference last January. “Sixteen years …

Patriots beat Bills 23-16 to cost themselves top draft pick. Coach Jerod Mayo fired after game

Associated Press

— The New England Patriots concluded a bitter season on a high note. “Unfortunately, the trajectory of our team’s performances throughout the season did not ascend as I had hoped.” The Patriots snapped a six-game skid when a loss would have guaranteed them the top draft pick. “And you’re going against the best every week, so we start with one …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

New England Patriots fire coach Jerod Mayo almost immediately after season’s final game

CNN

CNN — The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday, announcing the move just after team’s final game and leaving the Patriots searching for a new head coach for the second time in two offseasons. … Unfortunately, the trajectory of our team’s performances throughout the season did not ascend as I had hoped.” Last January, a day …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jerod Mayo firing was as much about his command off the field as the Patriots’ play on it

New York Times

— As far back as July, when Jerod Mayo arrived at the practice fields out behind Gillette Stadium for his first training camp as coach of the New England Patriots, many prognosticators saw a team that was at the starting point of a big-time rebuild. Statement from Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft: https://t.co/2YgHtzzBHK pic.twitter.com/GMXGgd768x — New England Patriots January …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots beat Bills, lose out on 2025 NFL Draft No. 1 pick, fire Jerod Mayo: Key takeaways

New York Times

By Chad Graff, Joe Buscaglia and Amos Morale III A Patriots rookie quarterback guided New England to a Week 18 win, but it wasn’t Drake Maye. Joe Milton scored two touchdowns after relieving a healthy Maye in the first quarter to push the Patriots to a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. A new coach will be making …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jerod Mayo, Antonio Pierce latest one-and-done NFL head coaches after Patriots, Raiders firings

New York Times

One year after taking over the helm of their respective teams, Jerod Mayo and Antonio Pierce are now out of a job. Frank Reich, 2023 Panthers Record: 1-10 What went wrong: Reich and the Panthers started the season 0-6 on the road and lost seven games by double digits, leading to him becoming the first NFL coach since the 1970 …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike Vrabel, Brian Flores and the top candidates to be the Patriots’ next head coach

New York Times

— For the second year in a row, the New England Patriots need a new head coach. The Patriots are expected to target Mike Vrabel, the former linebacker who starred as a key player for Belichick during the franchise’s first dynasty, to become the franchise’s 16th head coach. The 39-year-old spent five years working with Sean McVay and the Los …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russini’s what I’m hearing: All the coaching buzz, from Pierce to Vrabel, McCarthy to Mayo

New York Times

Happy 2025 to you and your family. If the Lions lose on Sunday night and are playing on wild-card weekend, they can interview virtually three days after Detroit’s first playoff game, up until Jan. 19. If Minnesota loses on Sunday night and is playing on wild-card weekend, Flores can interview virtually three days after the Vikings’ first playoff game, up …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mike Vrabel? Ben Johnson? What Patriots coaching search looks like if they fire Jerod Mayo

New York Times

A year ago, when the Patriots split from Bill Belichick, a shocking twist arrived shortly after the news was announced. So after we examined on Monday what it might look like if the Patriots keep Mayo, let’s focus on what a coaching search would look like — how it would start, who the favorite would be, and how it would …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

It’s time for the Patriots to fire Jerod Mayo and set sights on Mike Vrabel

New York Times

— Jerod Mayo’s walk back to the locker room was slow. Time for Kraft to admit this has all been too much too soon for Mayo and set sights on hiring Mike Vrabel to be the Patriots’ new head coach. GO DEEPER Patriots' offseason priorities: A look at the team's shopping list for free agency Kraft’s plan seemed a reasonable …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Drake Maye’s strong backing of Jerod Mayo and Pats staff shows moxie … and, yes, pride

New York Times

You’d think by now it wouldn’t be necessary to point out that Drake Maye is the rookie quarterback of the New England Patriots, that he’s only 22, that he began this season as the wide-eyed backup to veteran Jacoby Brissett. Maye continues to do things that belie his age and lack of experience, such as the manner in which he …

3 months ago

Is coach Jerod Mayo’s job in question after another frustrating Patriots loss?

New York Times

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo’s winter hat was pulled low, and his deep breaths were visible thanks to the unwelcoming Buffalo air. The Patriots needed two scores to pull off an improbable comeback against the division champs, but they didn’t even get two possessions thanks to the decision to punt on fourth-and-5. Without a win against the Chargers or …

3 months ago

Jerod Mayo and the Patriots still struggling to learn from their mistakes this season

New York Times

The surprising news came nearly one year ago. GO DEEPER Jerod Mayo wanted to see progress, but the Patriots are a bad team that's getting worse This time he did it in a jovial sitdown with radio station WEEI during which it would’ve been easy to forget that his team is 3-11 and a 14-point underdog for its next game …

3 months, 1 week ago

Patriots mailbag: Why should Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf keep their jobs?

New York Times

The New England Patriots are returning from their bye week with a tough final four games in what has been a rocky Year 1 for this new regime. Owner Robert Kraft chose Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo to lead his franchise, and the Pats are 3-10 with few signs of improvement outside of rookie quarterback Drake Maye. GO DEEPER Patriots …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Belichick, 72, and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, stun on the red carpet after shock North Carolina interview

Daily Mail

Bill Belichick is popping up in all sorts of unexpected places. Hours after it was revealed that the long-time NFL head coach interviewed for the opening at the University of North Carolina, the 72-year-old Belichick was joined by 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson at Thursday’s American Museum of Natural History gala in New York. Belichick and Hudson are seen at Thursday’s …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Football fans all make the same joke about Bill Belichick interviewing for the North Carolina job

Daily Mail

The revelation that legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick has interviewed for North Carolina's vacant head-coaching position has been met with the inevitable jokes about his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. But according to Inside Carolina, Belichick has now interviewed for UNC's head-coaching job, in what would be a surprising return route back to football. The 72-year-old has been dating Hudson, a …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Belichick interviews for shock head coaching position as he eyes bombshell return to football

Daily Mail

Bill Belichick has interviewed for a hugely unexpected potential new role, according to a report. But according to Inside Carolina, Belichick has now interviewed for the University of North Carolina's head coaching job, in what would be a surprising return route back to football. Bill Belichick has surprisingly interviewed for UNC's head coaching job, per a new report Belichick has …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Another Patriots defensive dud raises questions about Jerod Mayo, offseason needs

New York Times

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo stood alone in the last sliver of fading sunlight on the visiting sideline, shuffling around and waiting for a game that had long been decided to end. GO DEEPER Tagovailoa throws 4 TD passes in Dolphins' 34-15 win vs. Patriots: Takeaways This group of players that was blown out by …

4 months ago

Jerod Mayo, Patriots defense get schooled by Sean McVay, Rams in another loss

New York Times

— Sean McVay stood on the visiting sideline here at Gillette Stadium with a red pen in his left hand and the Los Angeles Rams’ play sheet in his right. Since the Rams have two great receivers in Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, New England’s idea was to commit Gonzalez to one side of the field rather than to one …

4 months ago

Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge

New York Times

The judge, jury and executioner wants back in. This is what I’m hearing from around the league this week: • The upcoming coaching cycle could be very big — three themes to remember and the buzziest name as flirting season begins • The Jets could have decisions on their quarterback, coach and GM — just as their owner is leaving …

4 months, 1 week ago

Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel, Deion Sanders top star-studded 2025 NFL head coach candidate list

New York Times

Two teams, the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints, have already fired their head coaches, and they surely won’t be the last teams to make a change at the top. Perhaps teams will look at Dan Quinn’s early success with the Washington Commanders and think Spagnuolo could be a comparable example as a second-time head coach who would inject …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft should stop dragging Jerod Mayo into silly Patriots spat

New York Times

Turns out Jerod Mayo wasn’t completely wrong when he made his much-analyzed comment about the New England Patriots being “soft.” It’s just that he directed his Insta-slam post at the wrong people: If only he had aimed it at Patriots legends instead of Patriots players, Mayo would be getting saluted in every port of call in Football America. And shame …

5 months ago

Patriots’ Jerod Mayo calls team ‘soft,’ seems out of answers as losing streak continues

New York Times

LONDON — The Jacksonville Jaguars found the end zone for the final time Sunday, this touchdown ensuring the latest New England Patriots loss would end in blowout fashion, like so many others. Some 35 yards away, coach Jerod Mayo removed his headset and looked around Wembley Stadium, at nothing and at everything, left in disbelief by his team’s play. Jerod …

5 months, 1 week ago

Jerod Mayo makes thinly-veiled dig at Patriots predecessor Bill Belichick

Daily Mail

With the Patriots sitting at 1-5, first-year head coach Jerod Mayo has taken a not-so-subtle swipe at his New England predecessor Bill Belichick on Monday. Jerod Mayo suggested that Bill Belichick did not set him up for success in New England Belichick and the New England Patriots parted ways in January after 24 seasons together Why was the roster in …

5 months, 1 week ago

Patriots owner Robert Kraft suggests he should’ve given Bill Belichick more ‘checks and balances’

New York Times

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft suggested he should have given former head coach Bill Belichick “some checks and balances” during his tenure with the franchise. And shame on me, I should’ve had some checks and balances better.” Kraft, however, told the show’s hosts that Belichick had “earned that right” during his 24 years with the team because “what he …

5 months, 1 week ago

Why the Patriots switched to Drake Maye at QB — despite their struggling offensive line

New York Times

— The New England Patriots wanted to wait. They know what they have surrounding the quarterback on this roster isn’t great and that putting Drake Maye behind this offensive line could lead to long-term damage. “It’s hard to put a percentage on how much the offense will change,” Mayo said. They could’ve justified playing Maye against a bad Dolphins team …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill Belichick rips into the Patriots and former understudy Jerod Mayo amid dismal start to the NFL season: 'I have no idea what the plan is!'

Daily Mail

Bill Belichick delivered a withering assessment of the New England Patriots as his former team continue to struggle under Jerod Mayo. The Patriots drafted quarterback Drake Maye with the third overall pick of the 2024 draft and the new head coach has come under pressure to use the former North Carolina star. Bill Belichick gave a brutal assessment of the …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Patriots sticking with Jacoby Brissett as starting QB: Why Jerod Mayo is choosing patience

New York Times

The New England Patriots are sticking with Jacoby Brissett as the team’s starting quarterback despite their recent offensive struggles, coach Jerod Mayo told reporters Monday. Mayo’s latest endorsement of Brissett echoed his comments following the Patriots’ 30-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon, when he said, “At this point, Jacoby is our starting quarterback.” On Monday, Mayo …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots begin post-Bill Belichick era against Joe Burrow and the Bengals

Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Quarterback Joe Burrow is mostly healthy to start a season for the first time since his rookie campaign in 2020. Burrow, who won a national championship at LSU with Chase as his teammate in 2019, said that he’s confident that if the receiver plays Sunday, he will be physically and mentally ready. New era The Patriots begin the …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo riding a wave of change as post-Belichick era nears kickoff

New York Times

— On the first day of his dream job, Jerod Mayo was escorted into his new office, part of the ceremonial festivities. “I don’t want to teach them what to think, I want to teach them how to think.” Head Coach Jerod Mayo on building the Patriots culture. That’s among the many questions that await Mayo in his first season …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Patriots name starting QB for post-Bill Belichick era as Jerod Mayo makes a call between Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye

Daily Mail

The New England Patriots have named their starting quarterback for the first season following Bill Belichick's departure from the team. As a new day rises in Foxborough, with new personnel, Mayo gave eight-year vet and new signing Jacoby Brissett the nod to start over No 3 overall pick Drake Maye for the Pats' opening game against Cincinnati on September 8, …

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