North Carolina coach Bill Belichick was asked to weigh in on the New England Patriots firing his successor, Jerod Mayo, after only one season as head coach when appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday.

With the New England Patriots already moving on from his replacement after one season, Bill Belichick was candid in his response to the news as he continues focusing on UNC.

It came as a shock to most when the New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo after only one season being the successor to Bill Belichick who served for over 20 years. As the Patriots look for their next head coach, former NFL general manager Mike Lombardi would call out mostly the Patriots for not helping Mayo throughout the process.

On Monday, the New England Patriots introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history, as he replaces Jerod Mayo after just one season. With Vrabel taking over, he'll be the third different coach to lead the organization over the last three years after Mayo and Bill Belichick were both let go after 4-13 records.

Just one year after the Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo to head coach, they were already looking for his successor: Mayo was fired shortly after his team’s 4-13 season concluded, making him just the second head coach in franchise history to go one-and-done.

Bill Belichick has seemed to make it clear that he's not leaving his new home at North Carolina for the NFL. But the buzz about him pulling the same move he made from the New York Jets to the New England Patriots hasn't gone away.

The New England Patriots and Bill Belichick agreed to mutually part ways following the 2022-23 season. The following offseason, Belichick only received interest from the Atlanta Falcons, but they eventually hired Raheem Morris. Belichick ended up taking this past season off from coaching but made many appearances on ESPN and other networks.

Chris Mattes will reunite with former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick at the University of North Carolina, as first reported by Mike Kadlick of Sports Illustrated. Mattes first arrived in New England as in 2017 as player operations and engagement director.

Vrabel has been hired as New England's next head coach, replacing Jerod ... Carolina's defense allowed 31.4 points per game, the sixth-most in league history. Despite finishing last in the AFC ...

Less than two hours after the game ended, they fired Jerod Mayo after just one season. He was Bill Belichick's hand-picked successor, and it's safe to say the experiment did not work out as planned.

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