When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow the championship legacy left by Bill Belichick. In hindsight, Kraft now believes Mayo wasn’t quite ready to be an NFL head coach.

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

Robert Kraft bypassed a typical coaching search last year. After firing Jerod Mayo after one season, the Patriots owner can't repeat that same mistake.

Robert Kraft had some interesting comments when it comes to the Patriots rumored interest in Mike Vrabel.

Tom Brady and Robert Kraft worked together for decades. More accurately, Brady worked for Kraft. Now as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Brady works against Kraft.

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

Following just one season with the Patriots, Jerod Mayo, the heir apparent to Bill Belichick, was fired on Sunday. Owner Robert Kraft explained his decision on Monday.

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.

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. “I’m going to be very brief here and say this whole situation is on me,

New England Patriots' longtime owner Robert Kraft was pointing the finger at himself after another 4-13 season, while explaining his firing of Jerod Mayo.

Jerod Mayo lost his job after a disappointing first season as head coach of the Patriots. Keep up with reaction to Robert Kraft's decision and other moves around the league.