Over the course of Sunday and Monday, New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has had a rhetorical adventure.
First, the first-year boss made headlines with his contradictory assessment of the team's closely watched quarterback race. Mayo appeared to endorse Jacoby Brissett on Sunday, and then Drake Maye Monday morning in a WEEI-FM radio interview.
Then, in the same radio interview, Mayo did not mince words regarding the team's offensive line situation.
"The starting guard or the starting tackle may not be on the team today," Mayo said, alluding to the looming Tuesday deadline for NFL teams to trim their rosters to 53 players.