Bill Belichick knows that his former student and New England Patriots heir, Jerrod Mayo, was fired after just one season.
But what’s happening with the team he won six Super Bowls with is not his concern at this point.
Belichick, who was wearing a suit and tie on a recruiting trip for his new job as head football coach of the North Carolina Tarheels, said during an appearance on his weekly “Pat McAfee Show” that the Patriots are He said that he had decided not to give the ring to him. This year, they will fire Mayo with 4 wins and 13 losses.
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New University of North Carolina football head coach Bill speaks to the crowd at the Dean Smith Center during halftime of the NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mr. Belichick. (AP Photo/Ben McCune)
“I honestly don’t have much to comment on the Patriots situation,” Belichick told McAfee and his staff. “Robert Kraft, Jonathan Kraft, Robin Glaser, those are the decision-makers there.
“Mayo was hand-picked by Robert, but ultimately they will have to comment on the decision-making.
“You really don’t know from the outside looking in. They haven’t called me and asked me, so I don’t know.”
Patriots owner Robert Kraft takes responsibility after firing Jerod Mayo: ‘All responsibility is mine’
Of course, McAfee had to ask Belichick after his replacement was found in Foxboro, but the legendary coach’s new journey is on track as he continues to work to build his starting roster in Chapel Hill. It’s progressing.
As Belichick mentioned, Kraft personally selected Mayo, who was already on Belichick’s staff, to be the Patriots’ next head coach this offseason. This came after the team and Belichick parted ways after a 4-13 season, ending a 24-year relationship that yielded perhaps the best head coach in football history.


Robert Kraft speaks at “Historical Roots of Black-Jewish Solidarity” at 92NY on March 7, 2024 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Mayo played for the Patriots from 2008 to 2015 and won a Super Bowl with the Patriots during the 2014 season. Belichick ultimately added him to the coaching staff as linebackers coach in 2019, before Craft made that choice last year.
But when Kraft addressed reporters about Mayo on Monday, he said he took “full responsibility” for the decision to let Mayo go after just one season.
“I put Jerrod in an unbearable situation and I feel terrible for him,” Kraft added. “We know he has all the tools to be successful in this league as a head coach, but he just needed more time to get going.
“At the end of the day, I’m a fan of this team first and now I have to go find a coach who can get us back to the playoffs and hopefully get us to a championship.”


New North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media at the Loudermilk Center for Excellence. (Jim Dedmon-Imagine Images)
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The Patriots are searching for another head coach, with Mike Vrabel, a former Belichick player, considered the frontrunner to replace Mayo, but the 72-year-old coach’s inaugural season with the Tar Heels has been a hot topic. are collecting. , considering this will be Belichick’s first college performance in his illustrious career.
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