Bill Belichick speaks out about New England Patriots firing successor Jerod Mayo

Bill Belichick didn’t have much to say regarding the New England Patriots firing Jerod Mayo as the head coach.

Belichick’s successor lasted just one season with the team before owner Robert Kraft elected to make a change. Currently, Belichick is gearing up for the 2025 season at North Carolina and is on the recruiting trail.

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Now that he’s back in coaching, Belichick has bigger things to worry about than his former employer.

“The Patriots situation. I mean, honestly, I don’t have too much of a comment on that,” Belichick said on The Pat McAfee Show. “You know, Robert Kraft, Jonathan Kraft, Robyn Glaser, you know, they’re the decision-makers there, who exactly does what and so forth. Mayo was hand-picked by Robert. But in the end, the decision-making is something that they’d have to comment on and identify, but you know, they’re the ones that are really, you know, making the calls there. They’re the ones that should comment on that I really don’t know from the outside looking in. They haven’t called me and asked.”

Bill Belichick mum on Jerod Mayo firing

The decision to fire Mayo was made after a 23-16 win over Buffalo on Sunday. Patriots leadership explained the move after the fact in a statement released to the public. In their first year without Belichick, New England went 4-13.

“After the game today, I informed Jerod Mayo that he will not be returning as the head coach of the New England Patriots in 2025,” Robert Kraft wrote in the statement. “For me, personally, this was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. I have known Jerod for 17 years. He earned my respect and admiration as a rookie in 2008 and throughout his career for his play on the field, his leadership in the locker room and the way he conducted himself in our community.

“When he joined our coaching staff, his leadership was even more evident, as I saw how the players responded to him. When other teams started requesting to interview him, I feared I would lose him and committed to making him our next head coach. Winning our season-opener on the road at Cincinnati only strengthened my convictions. Unfortunately, the trajectory of our team’s performances throughout the season did not ascend as I had hoped.”