Beyond the promise of a more featured role on a rebuilding offense in Foxborough, Antonio Gibson was impressed by the initial pitch put forth by new Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo.
While Mayo’s disposition and reputation as a players’ coach was always going to stand in stark contrast to Bill Belichick, Gibson stressed on Monday that Mayo is cut from a different cloth than any NFL coach that he’s interacted with so far.
“Definitely a different vibe from a head coach just from the one day I met him. Nothing against (former Commanders coach Ron) Rivera,” Gibson said in his first meeting with Patriots reporters on Monday.