Broncos request interview with Patriots assistant Jerod Mayo

The Denver Broncos have requested to interview Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo, according to multiple reports.

The Broncos fired Vic Fangio Sunday, and have started to assemble candidates for their head coaching vacancy.

Mayo’s name is on the list.

The former Patriots linebacker is in his third year of coaching with the Patriots. He is a former first-round pick in 2008, playing his entire career in New England.

Mayo has made no secret of his desire to be a head coach. Last year, he interviewed for the Eagles head job.

The Broncos have previously brought in a coach from Bill Belichick’s coaching tree, hiring Josh McDaniels as the head coach in 2009. McDaniels, however, was gone after 12 games the following season.

With the Patriots taking on the Bills on Saturday night during Wild Card Weekend, the interview cannot take place until after that game.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3r3JYb4