Category: Jerod Mayo
Monday, December 10th, 2012
Football fans will see a huge potential AFC championship game preview tonight in Foxboro, with the New England Patriots hosting the Houston Texans as the two jockey for positioning atop the conference. But there's extra motivation for Jerod Mayo and Arian Foster, who meet with a chance to establish bragging ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2012
It may have been a bizarre first half, but the New England Patriots won a laugher over the New York Jets, 49-19. The second quarter featured three turnovers for the Jets in a span of 52 seconds.
Jerod Mayo and the Patriots' defense will take every turnover they can get and ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
The NFL trade deadline was relatively quiet this year, but there was one move made that turned some heads. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded cornerback Aqib Tailb and a seventh-round pick to the New England Patriots for their fourth-round pick. This was yet another low-risk, high-reward transaction for Bill Belichick ...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
Despite making it to the Super Bowl once again, the New England Patriots showed a glaring weakness a season ago. It was the team’s defense. After giving up nearly 300 yards per game and over 21 points per game a season ago, the Patriots made it their focus to improve on ...
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Monday, June 18th, 2012
Jerod Mayo has become one of the veteran leaders of the New England Patriots defense. The middle linebacker believes OTA's are valuable for rookies to learn communication skills among defensive schemes as he looks to lead by example for new additions such as Dont'a Hightower and Chandler Jones.
The Patriots linebacker ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Just last week, many NFL pundits questioned whether the New England Patriots could win the AFC East with their defense playing so inconsistently. The Patriots' defense silenced some of their critics by taking it to the Jets in a 37-16 thrashing last Sunday night. The defense's performance was highlighted by ...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Jerod Mayo, like Tom Brady, is still reeling from the New England Patriots home loss to the New York Jets in last year's AFC Divisional Round. Bill Belichick has been retooling the defense with younger talent in recent years with an eye on implementing a 4-3 scheme. Despite the lockout ...
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