 Mayo with the Patriots in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 23, 1986 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Kecoughtan (Hampton) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee (2004–2007) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 1 / pick: 10 | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 3–8 (.273) | ||||||||||||||
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||||||
Jerod Mayo Sr. (born February 23, 1986) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played with the Patriots for eight seasons. Mayo played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Patriots tenth overall in the 2008 NFL draft.
During his playing career, Mayo was named Defensive Rookie of the Year, earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2010 after leading the league in tackles, and received a second Pro Bowl selection in 2012. Mayo rejoined the Patriots as an assistant coach in 2019 and succeeded Bill Belichick at head coach in 2024.