The New England Patriots fired Bill Belichick's successor Jerod Mayo after just one season with reports emerging that the head coach might have lost the locker room with players being unhappy

Vince Wilfork loves the Patriots organization and the team’s new head coach -- but didn’t love the way the team treated Jerod Mayo. Wilfork voiced his displeasure with how the Patriots ended things with Mayo in a couple of media appearances this week. The former nose tackle said Mayo was set up to fail as a rookie coach last season in New England.

Patriots legend Vince Wilfork ripped the organization for how it handled the firing of former head coach Jerod Mayo.

Jerod Mayo's wife, Chantel Mayo, posted a couple of interesting Instagram messages five days after her husband's firing.

Owner Robert Kraft announced the firing in a statement shortly after New England closed its 4-13 season with a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Mayo, named Bill Belichick’s successor a year ago, was fired on Sunday after the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Bills in the regular-season finale. The former Patriots linebacker, 38, posted a 4-13 record as head coach. Kraft added Monday he “went back and forth” on the situation over the past month.

Jerod Mayo's wife took to social media on Friday to speak out against rumors associated with Mayo's firing as head coach of the New England Patriots

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Mike Masala previously served as the Managing Editor of USA TODAY's Dolphins Wire as well as a contributing writer at Patriots Wire. A lifelong New England resident, he is the self-proclaimed captain and lone member of the Laurence Maroney Fan Club. Follow on Twitter/X: @Mike_Masala

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