Mayo was swiftly fired by the Patriots after their Week 18 win over the Buffalo Bills in the regular season finale. It’s shocking that the handpicked coach by owner Robert Kraft only lasted a year at the job. Now, the Patriots must undergo a head coaching search for a second straight year.

It sounds like Jerod Mayo went a bit too far in his quest to bring a different attitude and method than his predecessor, Bill Belichick, with the New England Patriots.

From a lack of talent on the roster to his inexperience and struggles with discipline, Mayo had little chance to succeed in New England.

Jerod Mayo, the NFL wonder-turned-head coach of the New England Patriots, ended his latest career stint within a year of starting it. His wife, Chantel Rostant, who has been vocal about her husband’s success over the years,

How are the Patriots responding to Jerod Mayo's firing and the team's ensuing coaching search? Does David Andrews have one more run in him?

When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow Bill Belichick.

One of the questions in the aftermath of Mayo's firing is the status of the front office, particularly vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf. During the presser, Kraft not only illustrated that Wolf's job is safe, but noted that he, along with personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith, will help lead the team in their head coaching search.

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski believes the Patriots firing Jerod Mayo as head coach was unfair. He made his case during an NFL on FOX broadcast on Sunday.

After one of the roughest seasons in franchise history, the New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season, making it the second year in a row that they've moved on from their head coach.

Mike Vrabel is believed to be the frontrunner for the head coaching job in New England, and the team quickly cleared a path to hiring him by interviewing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton on Tuesday.

Good for Jerod Mayo for playing to win, not lose, in what turned out to be his last game as head coach of the New England Patriots. He did the right thing for the players, the Patriots organization, and the game of football.