In the wake of New England’s decision to fire Mayo on Sunday following a disastrous 4-13 campaign, The Athletic reported Wednesday how the former linebacker-turned-coach “didn’t offer” Steve Belichick, the son of former head coach Bill Belichick, “the chance to continue calling plays” on defense as he had done in previous years.

Patriots great said he’s waiting to reach out to Mayo, whose situation was “heartbreaking” because it was handled unfairly by owner Robert Kraft.

Mike Vrabel is off the board for the New York Jets, unsurprisingly. The New England Patriots wasted little time and hired their former player as their head coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter: Homecoming: Mike Vrabel and the Patriots reached a multi-year agreement to make him New England’s next head coach, per sources.

Former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan expressed hope ... It came one week after New England fired Jerod Mayo. Ryan had interviewed to be the Jets’ head coach and suggested he was the favorite ...

As Mike Vrabel "goes home'' to the Patriots, it leads to a sensible rumor that would have the Jets making a similar move. Next candidate up? Aaron Glenn.

Robert Kraft stayed true to his word by moving quickly to reach a deal with Mike Vrabel, a former New England linebacker, as the Patriots' new coach.

To no few people's surprise, the New England Patriots named Mike Vrabel their next head coach not long after firing his predecessor, Jerod Mayo. Vrabel steppin

The New England Patriots have moved quickly to name Jerod Mayo's replacement with the team agreeing to make Mike Vrabel their new head coach.

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan hilariously used the news of Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lobby for the Jets head coaching job on Sunday.

The New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel to serve as the team's head coach on Sunday. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, however, the team had interest in

The New England Patriots have found their new Head Coach in just 7 days. The team is sticking to its philosophy of hiring former players with whom they have achieved success and won Super Bowls.

New England will become the first NFL team this offseason to bring aboard a new coach, with the move coming one week after the franchise fired Jerod Mayo ... with the New York Jets and Chicago ...