The New England Patriots fired former head coach Jerod Mayo just hours after their season-ending victory over the Indianapolis Colts, which reportedly led

The fact that Vrabel was available made the best choice an easy one. Kraft hasn’t run an actual coaching search since 1997 when he hired Pete Carroll. The two hires that followed — Bill Belichick in 2000 and Jerod Mayo last year — were both examples of Kraft selecting people who he already knew, liked and trusted.

Patriots great said he’s waiting to reach out to Mayo, whose situation was “heartbreaking” because it was handled unfairly by owner Robert Kraft.

Less than two hours after the game ended, they fired Jerod Mayo after just one season ... for both openings after firing both head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas earlier ...

Ulbrich served as the Jets' defensive coordinator for much of the past four seasons, then became their interim head coach when Robert Saleh ... replacing Jerod Mayo. Ben Johnson, Pep Hamilton ...

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