With Mayo out, the Patriots could turn to another former player in ex-Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. New England has been slammed by some for allegedly attempting to skirt the Rooney Rule by ...

Super Bowl champ says NFL's Rooney Rule a 'joke' to teams, criticizes how Patriots complied Patriots hired Vrabel after firing Jerod Mayo By Ryan Gaydos Fox News Published January 18, 2025 9:55am EST ...

Ryan Clark argues that the Rooney Rule, once a step toward progress, has now become ineffective and a mockery.

It was just a matter of minutes after Jerod Mayo walked away from the podium that the news broke: The Patriots have fired their head coach after one season.

Jerod Mayo being fired by the New England Patriots Sunday is a reminder of how rarely Black head coaches get a fair shot turning their teams around.

The Patriots’ lost 2024 season was worse than most knew. Go inside Jerod Mayo’s first and only year as head coach, and the franchise’s continue fall from grace.

It meant the Patriots didn’t have to conduct a formal search the way the league requires with multiple interviews that follow the NFL’s Rooney Rule. They were able to quickly pivot to Mayo.

The New England Patriots have parted ways with head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season, meaning the search for their next head coach is now underway.

Jan 17, 2024; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft addresses media on the hiring of new head coach Jerod Mayo (not pictured) at a press conference at Gillette Stadium ...

It wasn’t in the cards for Jerod Mayo. The recently dismissed ex-Patriots head coach raised eyebrows this year when he chose to hang out with his players on a flight home from a loss while they ...