The Patriots chose Mayo as the successor to Belichick after 24 seasons guiding the franchise, which included six Super Bowl triumphs and nine Super Bowl appearances. Mayo spent more than a decade playing for and working for Belichick in New England.

Bill Belichick gave a hilarious reaction after the Patriots fired former head coach Jerod Mayo after Week 18's win.

With the New England Patriots already moving on from his replacement after one season, Bill Belichick was candid in his response to the news as he continues focusing on UNC.

It came as a shock to most when the New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo after only one season being the successor to Bill Belichick who served for over 20 years. As the Patriots look for their next head coach, former NFL general manager Mike Lombardi would call out mostly the Patriots for not helping Mayo throughout the process.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, ex-Patriots head coach, and current leader of the UNC Tar Heels, Bill Belichick had a funny one-liner when asked about New England canning Jerod Mayo.

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

On Monday, the New England Patriots introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history, as he replaces Jerod Mayo after just one season. With Vrabel taking over, he'll be the third different coach to lead the organization over the last three years after Mayo and Bill Belichick were both let go after 4-13 records.

Johnson began coaching at Boston College in 2009 as a graduate assistant, later taking on the role of tight ends coach in 2011. In 2012, he moved to the NFL, joining the Miami Dolphins coaching staff. After starting as an offensive assistant, he moved up to tight ends coach (2015) and wide receivers coach (2018).

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo walks on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) AP Sports

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Bill Belichick has seemed to make it clear that he's not leaving his new home at North Carolina for the NFL. But the buzz about him pulling the same move he made from the New York Jets to the New England Patriots hasn't gone away.