Patriots' Robert Kraft reveals picking Jerod Mayo as Bill Belichick's predecessor 'five years ago'
Mayo was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft and has spent his entire playing career in Foxborough up until his retirement following the 2015 season. He then joined New England's coaching staff as the inside linebacker coach in 2019, so he has been around the organization and Kraft for nearly two decades.