Jerod Mayo Talks Job Security and What Lies Ahead for Patriots

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo made his weekly radio appearance on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Monday. With the Patriots coming off a bye week, the latest edition of the “Mayo Monday” segment had less to look back on. Instead, the focus was on what lies ahead, including for the rest of the 2024 season and Mayo’s job security for 2025.

Mayo’s message for the remainder of this season was simple. He expects the Patriots to continue fighting, regardless of what their record is.

“I think you still see the guys fighting, going out there, competing on every snap, and trying to win a football game,” said Mayo. “And so that’s my expectation. I know the expectation that the guys put on each other is to go out here, practice hard today, get a good week of practice, and then go out there and try to win a ball game.”

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The head coach stated he hoped to change the turnovers on both sides of the ball to help turn around the results of games.

“Turnovers will make everything that much better,” Mayo stated. “Protecting the football offensively, and defensively going out there and getting the ball. I think right now, what, minus-six, we just got to do a better job there.”

The range of turnover differential in the NFL spans from the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers at plus-17 to the Las Vegas Raiders at minus-17. New England ranks 25 of 32 NFL franchises this season.

Looking Ahead to 2025

As for 2025, Mayo must defer to others about his future with the team. And the rookie head coach was uninterested in entertaining questions about discussions he’s had with Robert Kraft about his job security for 2025.

“I’m not going to get into all of that stuff,” replied Mayo. “Look, here I go again, dancing a little bit. But my focus is on the guys in this room, the coaches on this staff, and on this game that we have coming up.”

However, Jerod Mayo sounded like somebody who planned to remain in New England next season.

“I got to continue to grow, but we’re going to grow together as a team,” Mayo said. “And that’s really been my main focus. And I just look forward to the opportunity to get better.”

Does the head coach still believe that he can be successful, despite a 3-10 start to his NFL coaching career?

“100%. I know I’ll be successful, 100%,” stated Mayo.

His confidence extended to the future of the team. He was asked if he anticipated an improved roster in 2025. Mayo did not hesitate. “We’ll 100% be a better football team next year,” he answered. The phrasing indicated Mayo anticipates remaining as the team’s head coach.

It seems unlikely the New England Patriots would “part ways” with Jerod Mayo after only one season. Of the team’s three prior head coaches under Robert Kraft’s ownership, Pete Carroll had the shortest tenure, which lasted three years. The last Patriots head coach to be fired after one season was Rod Rust, who finished 1-15 in his lone year at the helm in 1990. But Mayo could help silence his doubters with a strong finish to the 2024 season.