When the game comes, this play is called, it matters.” This is what 22-year-old Drake Maye said to a teammate before crushing the Chicago Bears 19-3 in a week 10 matchup. The post Drake Maye Drops Sincere Update on Patriots Amid Reports Hinting Jerod Mayo Could Have Saved His Job appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Mike Vrabel and the Patriots are starting the process of building their coaching staff. Here are all of the latest updates.

Where does the Patriots' vacancy rank among those currently open? CBS Sports' Will Brinson recently put New England second just behind Chicago and listed former Tennessee Titans head coach (and Patriots linebacker) Mike Vrabel as the "best option" for the job.

The New England Patriots could be on the verge of hiring their next coach after completing an interview with Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday, the fourth candidate to be brought in as part of the search to fill the vacancy created by the firing of Jerod Mayo.

Bob Harris brings you a big-picture look at fantasy-specific news and notes of interest from around the NFL with the Fantasy Notebook.

New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones discussed the overall team reactions from the firing of coach Jerod Mayo when appearing on the “Pats Interference Football Podcast” with Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan.

T he NFL coaching cycle is now in full swing. There was an expectation that we might need to wait a lot longer for a lot of the positions to iron themselves out, but the timeline

For the second offseason in a row, the New England Patriots are going through a radical transformation in terms of their key decision-makers and coaching staff. After going 4-13 under Jerod Mayo, the Patriots made the somewhat surprising decision to fire Mayo after only one year at the helm.

After playing five straight games in a national television window, including four at night, the Green Bay Packers' Week 18 matchup against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field will be at noon on Sunday.

Vrabel has been hired as New England's next head coach, replacing Jerod Mayo ... will remain. The Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after two-plus seasons on Nov. 29. Chicago went 14-32 ...

Less than two hours after the game ended, they fired Jerod Mayo after just one season ... Completed Did not complete Chicago fired Matt Eberflus after its Thanksgiving Day clock management ...