With plenty of uncertainty and question marks surrounding the future of Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots coaches, most on the staff have refrained from reading into articles or social media posts at this time of the year.
But, one report specifically made its way across the desk of assistant coach Jerod Mayo, who is viewed by many as the potential favorite to success Bill Belichick, that particularly bothered him.
It came from the Boston Sports Journal’s Greg Bedard, who reported that Mayo has “rubbed at least some people the wrong way in the building” since getting his new contract extension in the offseason.