Rob Gronkowski seemed to be upset with how the New England Patriots dealt with Jerod Mayo’s first season as head coach, which ended along with his dismissal Sunday following a win over the Buffalo Payments.
Mayo was employed to interchange Invoice Belichick final yr after the legendary head coach and the group parted methods following six Tremendous Bowls and two dynastic durations.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo seems on the scoreboard throughout the Buffalo Payments sport at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, Dec. 22, 2024. (Mark Konezny-Imagn Pictures)
The Patriots struggled in Mayo’s first season, ending 4-13. However Gronkowski expressed that he didn’t consider Mayo had sufficient time to develop as a head coach.
“I used to be shocked by that. And to occur that quickly was a shocker to lots of people,” he mentioned on FOX. “Particularly right here on the desk, I feel we had been all stunned by that. I feel it was unfair to teach Jerod Mayo. He had by no means had the possibility to develop as a head coach.Â
“He was only a rookie himself in that division. In the event you choose a coach by their first yr, that’s actually not acceptable.”
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Rob Gronkowski at Fox Sports activities media day on the Phoenix Conference Heart in Arizona, Feb. 7, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA At this time Sports activities)
Mayo and Gronkowski had been teammates for just a few years with the Patriots.
The Patriots had been removed from playoff contenders getting into the season. New England drafted rookie quarterback Drake Maye within the first spherical and didn’t begin him till just a few weeks into the common season.
New England was thirtieth in factors scored and thirty first in yards gained, whereas ending twenty second in factors and yards allowed.
Patriots group proprietor Robert Kraft introduced the Mayo resolution after the Patriots’ win.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo shakes fingers with Buffalo Payments head coach Sean McDermott, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Picture/Steven Senne)
“After the sport I knowledgeable Jerod Mayo that he is not going to be returning as the top coach of the New England Patriots in 2025. For me, personally, it was one of many hardest selections I’ve ever made,” Kraft mentioned in an announcement. “Sadly, the trajectory of our group’s performances all through the season didn’t ascend as I had hoped.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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