One of the questions in the aftermath of Mayo's firing is the status of the front office, particularly vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf. During the presser, Kraft not only illustrated that Wolf's job is safe, but noted that he, along with personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith, will help lead the team in their head coaching search.

It has been a disastrous head coaching situation for the Patriots. They parted ways with the greatest coach in NFL history, Bill Belichick, in a move to hire Mayo as the head coach last year. Now, they’re making a move to fire Mayo after their second straight 4-13 season.

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

Mayo, named Bill Belichick’s successor a year ago, was fired on Sunday after the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Bills in the regular-season finale. The former Patriots linebacker, 38, posted a 4-13 record as head coach. Kraft added Monday he “went back and forth” on the situation over the past month.

Robert Kraft spoke about the guilt he felt, the move he made, and his plan to move on. The post 6 takeaways from Robert Kraft’s comments about Jerod Mayo’s firing appeared first on Boston.com.

New England Patriots' longtime owner Robert Kraft was pointing the finger at himself after another 4-13 season, while explaining his firing of Jerod Mayo.

Bill Belichick does not have much to say about his former team's latest move. The current North Carolina head coach parted ways with the New England

In the statement, Kraft thanked Mayo for his contributions to the team but cited the “trajectory of our team’s performances” as the reason behind his decision.

Vrabel, who was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2023, joined the Patriots as a free agent in 2001 and stayed with the team through 2008.

The Patriots still have officially fired only Mayo, and Kraft said the new coach will decide what to do with this season’s last year’s staff.

Mayo was swiftly fired by the Patriots after their Week 18 win over the Buffalo Bills in the regular season finale. It’s shocking that the handpicked coach by owner Robert Kraft only lasted a year at the job. Now, the Patriots must undergo a head coaching search for a second straight year.