Even if the Bills fall short of next month’s Super Bowl, they remain positioned for prolonged greatness. If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.

Robert Kraft is taking responsibility for head coach Jerod Mayo's struggles in the 2024 season. The Patriots fired Mayo shortly after the team's Week

Kraft sure seemed to imply that it was easier to fire the greatest coach in NFL history than it was to fire Mayo.

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season in the role with fans furious with the organization's handling of their regular season finale after they beat the Buffalo Bil

In a statement, Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft said it was one of the hardest decisions he’s had to make. He added that he’s known Mayo for 17 years, but the team’s performance did not go as he hoped. Kraft has called a 1 p.m. news conference on Monday, which will air live on WPRI 12 and streaming live on the team’s website.

FOXBORO — Robert Kraft stepped up to the podium and took accountability for Jerod Mayo’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tenure as Patriots head coach that lasted just under one year.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft made a quip about Drake Maye and Joe Milton III at quarterback in his season-ending press conference.

Statement from Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft: https://t.co/2YgHtzzBHK pic.twitter.com/GMXGgd768x In case you were wondering the last Patriots coach to get canned after one season Was Rod Rust. New England went 1-15 in 1990 before Rust wasd shown the door.

The New England Patriots, after losing six straight, defeated the Buffalo Bills 23-16 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium to finish the 2024 season with a 4-13 record. New England's impressive performance against Buffalo's backups and third-stringers actually hurt the franchise,

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Monday blamed himself for having to fire Jerod Mayo, saying he put the first-year head coach in an "untenable" situation.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has had a very busy start to his 2025 year, and it doesn’t appear it’ll slow up anytime soon. On Sunday, after just one year serving as the team’s head coach, Jerod Mayo was fired from the team after an embarrassing (4-13) season that will be tough to forget.