Following Bill Belichick’s departure from the New England Patriots on Thursday, the team is seeking a new head coach for the first time in more than two decades.
Jerod Mayo, who played for the Patriots for the entirety of his NFL career and has served as a linebackers coach since 2019, has emerged as a likely candidate to step into the role vacated by Belichick, and NFL insider Ian Rapoport indicated Thursday afternoon that the Patriots would have a simplistic path toward installing him as coach if that’s the route they choose to take.
During an appearance on NFL Total Access, Rapoport reported that the team had laid out the groundwork for Mayo to take over the role prior to the 2023 NFL season.
