After 24 seasons with Bill Belichick calling the shots for the New England Patriots, ownership decided it was time to begin a new era, so Robert Kraft named former player Jerod Mayo to succeed arguably the greatest NFL head coach of all time.
The move to replace Belichick was something many saw coming over the past few years, with the Patriots in steady decline ever since quarterback Tom Brady left the team to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Mayo got his coaching career started in a good way with the Patriots pulling off the biggest upset of the season so far against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Unfortunately, the Patriots haven’t been able to capitalize on that Week 1 success, as New England has lost two straight games since then, to the Seattle Seahawks and division-rival New York Jets in consecutive weeks.
However, Mayo has been given some leeway because it is a rebuilding process, and he recently dropped an interesting tidbit about Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who sat in on defensive meetings in the past, according to Patriots reporter Evan Lazar.
#Patriots HC Jerod Mayo says he has a relationship with Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla before Mayo became Pats HC. Mazzulla would sit in the Patriots defensive meetings.
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) September 27, 2024
Mazzulla must have learned a thing or two while soaking up knowledge in those meetings, as he has gone on to become a successful head coach in the NBA.
The Celtics are coming off an NBA title in his second season, which was Boston’s 18th title, a league record.
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