Report: Jerod Mayo participating in Patriots' offensive coordinator interviews

Jerod Mayo's role with the New England Patriots is expanding, it appears.

Mayo's official title with the Patriots is inside linebackers coach, a position he's held since 2019. But according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, Mayo joined head coach Bill Belichick last week to help the team conduct interviews with offensive coordinator candidates.

The Patriots have interviewed five offensive coordinator candidates -- Nick Caley, Keenan McCardell, Adrian Klemm, Shawn Jefferson and Bill O'Brien -- and Mayo's presence for the interviews is a "good sign" of his "growing role with the team," Breer noted.

That Mayo was involved in these meetings also suggests his responsibilities could expand…