FOXBORO, Mass. — Jerod Mayo’s New England Patriots further distanced themselves from the old regime.
It again was crystal clear at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, the first availability since Mayo’s introductory press conference in mid-January.
Mayo and the Patriots held a press conference to introduce their three coordinators. New England has 17 new hires on a staff that’s now nearly two dozen. It’s much larger than what Bill Belichick had during his final years in New England, which by all accounts was one of the smallest staffs in the league.
It’s not the only line of separation, though.