FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots have made Jerod Mayo a one-and-done head coach. Mayo was fired immediately after Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills that dropped New England down to No. 4 overall in next spring’s NFL Draft. The Patriots went 4-13 in his lone season at the helm.

The New England Patriots announced they are firing Jerod Mayo as head coach, following the team's 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. It's a surprising move considering Mayo had only coached o

Barely over an hour after the win for the Patriots, they provided a surprising NFL headline: Head coach Jerod Mayo has been fired: The #Patriots are moving on from coach Jerod Mayo, as the handpicked successor to Bill Belichick goes one-and-done, per me, @MikeGarafolo and @TomPelissero.