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All great runs come to an end. When that day comes for Bill Belichick, the Patriots might not have to look very far to find their next head coach.Patriots owner Robert Kraft made telling comments about inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo at the NFL owners meetings on Monday, strongly Darcy Kuemper Jersey hinting that Mayo could be the eventual succe sor to Belichick.Theres no ceiling on his ability to be a head coach, and he'll be a head coach ... I hope he's with us. So we'll see what happens," Kraft told reporters."He'll be a head coach... I hope he's with us."Robert Kraft on Jerod Mayo NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) MORE: Mayo was a target of the Panthers' head coaching search earlier this offseason before the Patriots reached an agreement to retain him. Despite being the team's linebackers coach, Mikael Granlund Jersey Mayo is considered Belichick's top defensive a sistant."I was happy we were able to sit with him and keep him long term. Im going to do everything I can to make that happen," Kraft continued.On Eric Staal Jersey Jerod Mayo, Robert Kraft said: Jerod is an individual, I think there is no ceiling on his ability to grow and how competent he is. I was happy we were able to sit with him and keep him long term. Im going to do everything I can to make that happen. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) While many believed the Patriots convinced Josh McDaniels to spurn the Colts and return to New England in 2018 because they wanted him to be Belichick's succe sor, McDaniels left to coach the Raiders last offseason.MORE:Mayo might stand a better chance than McDaniels for a few reasons. Belichick is set to turn 71 in April and is already one of the oldest head coaches in NFL history. Kraft also never spoke as openly about McDaniels becoming the team's head coach as he did about Mayo on Monday. earlier in March that there is a "belief" Charlie Coyle Jersey around the NFL that the Patriots want Mayo to succeed Belichick.Some of Mayo's former teammates explained why Mayo would be a strong fit as Belichick's succe sor, with Brandon Spikes telling The Athletic that Mayo is "Bill Belichick 2.0."Spikes added that Mayo and Christian Folin Jersey Belichick "speak the same language."MORE: Mayo's former teammate Kevin Faulk turned The Athletic he believes the Patriots are positioning Mayo to succeed Belichick."When he turned those guys down, I understood without even talking to him what went on," Faulk said, referring to Mayo rebuffing head coaching opportunities this offseason.Mayo joined the Patriots' staff in 2019 and spent his entire eight-year career in New England.
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发表于 2023-11-5 13:25:47