Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski once shared a locker room with Jerod Mayo. He recently told Ryan Morik of Fox News Digital he thought that Patriots owner Robert Kraft firing Mayo after just a single season was "kind of an ugly situation" because "it wasn't enough time to evaluate" Mayo as a head coach.

Mike Vrabel will not be the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a team insider. The parties do not have an interview set.

The Patriots firing Jerod Mayo, the franchise's first Black coach, is a bad look for the NFL and Robert Kraft even though it was necessary.

The first domino has officially fallen in the 2025 coaching carousel. One week after the New England Patriots fired Jerod Mayo, they announced the decision to hire Mike Vrabel as his replacement, making him the 16th head coach in franchise history.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft apologizes to Jerod Mayo in wake of the head coach firing. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: Las Vegas Raiders fire GM Tom Telesco after one full season.

He returned in 2012 and was New England’s offensive coordinator before becoming Las Vegas’ head coach in 2022 ... It’s a twist on what the Patriots did. Upon firing Jerod Mayo and making a beeline for Mike Vrabel, they needed to comply with the ...

The Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as the franchise's 16th head coach on Sunday morning. The hire comes as no surprise, as the 49-year-old was lauded as the favorite as soon as the team fired Jerod Mayo last Sunday.

Mike Vrabel was the obvious choice for the Patriots, but how his run with the franchise goes could depend on how personnel choices are made.

One of the six NFL head coach openings was filled on Sunday morning, before the wild card round has completed. A week after firing their head coach Jerod Mayo, following their meaningless Week 18 win that dropped from the first overall pick to the fourth, the New England Patriots signed one of the most sought after candidates available to teams.

The Raiders fired general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday after letting head coach Antonio Pierce go on Tuesday as they cleaned house after a 4-13 season.

Las Vegas Raiders: Fired head coach Antonio Pierce on January ... New England Patriots: Fired head coach Jerod Mayo on January 5. Requested interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Interviewed former Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton ...

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