After defeating the Buffalo Bills and robbing the New England Patriots of the No. 1 overall pick, Jerod Mayo was fired as head coach - and Dave Portnoy was mad

The New England Patriots didn't even wait until "Black Monday" to break out the pink slips, as Robert Kraft decided to announce head coach Jerod Mayo'sfiring shortly after the Patriots won their regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills,

The New England Patriots announced they are firing Jerod Mayo as head coach, following the team’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

The Patriots fired Mayo on Sunday after they went 4-13 in his rookie season as an NFL head coach. Jerod Mayo lasted only one season as the chosen successor to coaching legend Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots.

Joe Milton III passed for a touchdown and ran for another in his professional debut, and the Patriots cost themselves the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft with a 23-16 win over the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Shortly thereafter, owner Robert Kraft fired coach Jerod Mayo after one season.

The Jets were already searching for a new head coach. Former Tennessee Titans bench boss Mike Vrabel is available and he had an interview in New York last week. More noteworthy: Vrabel, 49, is a former Patriots player as well and the speed his former team moved on from Mayo sure does look like Vrabel is on their radar.

The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which made way for the obvious move – firing their head coach. Jerod Mayo coached for his life wh

Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.

The Patriots have fired their head coach after just one season in charge of the team, with the former New England linebacker failing to turn the franchise's fortunes around

The New England Patriots need a replacement for Bill Belichick’s replacement. The Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday after only one season, during which New England went just 4-13.

After firing Jerod Mayo, the Patriots seemed to set the table for a pursuit of Mike Vrabel, who is one of the hottest NFL coaching candidates.