Team owner Robert Kraft presented Mayo with the game ball afterward, and the coach said, “We’re just getting started."
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jerod Mayo picked up a victory in his first game as a head coach, something Bill Belichick wasn’t able to do in his debut with either the New England Patriots or the Cleveland Browns.
The former Patriots linebacker began his tenure replacing the future Hall of Famer on the New England sideline with a 16-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Team owner Robert Kraft presented Mayo with the game ball afterward, and the coach said, “We’re just getting started.