The year prior, Mayo and Bill's son, Steve, essentially split defensive coordinator duties, with the young Belichick being the team's play-caller. It would've made sense to keep him around in that same role and give him the full title, but Mayo reportedly offered him a demotion instead, according to The Atheltic's Chad Graff.

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In the wake of his firing and because of the subsequent stories being told with regard to it, former New England head coach Jerod Mayo's wife Chantel