Jerod Mayo was put in an unfair spot as head coach of the New England Patriots. Team owner Robert Kraft even admitted as such in a press conference on Monday morning.
Some of the wounds that led to him being fired after just one 4-13 season, however, were self-inflicted. The Athletic's Chad Graff outlined a glaring one in a tell-all from Mayo's first season. Apparently, after New England's post-bye-week 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the 38-year-old decided to play cards with his players on the flight home—rather than watch film with the rest of his coaching staff.
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