Patriots owner Robert Kraft acknowledged his role in the team's disappointing 2023 season, stating that he put head coach Jerod Mayo in an 'untenable situation'. Kraft admitted that the decision to fire Mayo, despite a guaranteed transition plan, was the 'hardest thing' he's ever had to do.
Robert Kraft showed no shame in taking full ownership of how New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo 's first and only season at the helm shook out.Kraft, the New England Patriots CEO and Chairman, addressed the press on Monday to discuss the firing of Mayo along with fielding questions on other topics within the organization.'This whole situation is on me,' Kraft said. 'I feel terrible for Jerod, because I put him in an untenable situation.
'Mayo, who was a former linebacker under Bill Belichick on the Patriots, had returned to the team as an assistant coach in 2019. Four years later, his contract included a guarantee to succeed Belichick following his eventual departure — a transition that took place last January.Kraft called firing Mayo 'there hardest thing I've ever had to do.
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