Today in Patriots History: Jerod Mayo

Today in Patriots History: Jerod Mayo

John Morgan

Jerod Mayo was team captain for seven consecutive seasons. The defensive play caller appeared in 111 games, all with the Patriots. He was the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2008 and an All Pro two years later when he led the NFL in tackles.

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I actually just purchased an alternate silver mayo jersey on eBay! Cant believe I was able to find an old Reebok one!

I hate mayonnaise ... but I liked Jerod Mayo... Outside of his first three seasons, though, I thought he had a pretty underwhelming career based on his potential we witnessed in year 1 & 3 ... He was good, just never met my (totally unrealistic ?) expectations

Pape said:

I hate mayonnaise ... but I liked Jerod Mayo... Outside of his first three seasons, though, I thought he had a pretty underwhelming career based on his potential we witnessed in year 1 & 3 ... He was good, just never met my (totally unrealistic ?) expectations

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injuries hindered him a bit and the scheme prevented him from putting up gaudy numbers but he was still a really good and valuable player.

mcmurtry86 said:

injuries hindered him a bit and the scheme prevented him from putting up gaudy numbers but he was still a really good and valuable player.

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agreed. But when it comes to Mayo, its just my (totally unrealistic?) expectations weren't met. Guess I expected the proverbial, ill-defined "more" from only the second of two top ten picks the Patriots have had this century. But I guess 2008 was a pretty crappy draft overall. Otherwise, good player.