New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo is laying down the gauntlet when it comes to players squaring off with others during joint practice.
Mayo doesn’t want to see any fights when his players face the Philadelphia Eagles in Tuesday’s much-anticipated joint practice at Gillette Stadium.
If fighting does happen, Jred Mayo says there will be consequences involving Thursday night’s preseason matchup versus the Patriots and Eagles.
“You don’t fight in a real game,” Mayo told reporters before Tuesday’s session. “If you fight in a real game, you get fined, you get kicked out. Same thing here. My message to the players is if you get in a fight out here, if you’re a starter, you’re going to play the whole preseason game. If you’re not a starter, you won’t play at all. That’s my mindset with that.”
This is huge news since established starters never want to play an entire preseason game and risk injury for a game that doesn’t even count.
It remains to be seen if Jared Mayo will actually go through with his threat, as losing big-time starters in a meaningless game will put him in a bad light.
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On the other hand, if you’re a backup or a player who is fighting for a roster spot, losing out on valuable playing time could hurt you not only on this team but with other teams who won’t have the film on you to make a decision to bring you on.
On the other hand, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t quite state the same thing as Jared Mayo, but he did emphasize that they “will preach” to their players the importance of keeping their composure.
Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who Jared Mayo took over for, stated last week on The Pat McAfee Show that “it’s really important that you’re on the same page as the other staff” during a joint practice because fighting helps neither team.
Jerod Mayo Has the Tough Task of Getting The Patriots Back To What They Once Were
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo has a great opportunity to finally lead a team, but the unfortunate task of having to follow what Bill Belichick did.
The Patriots have been a nonfactor since the departure of Tom Brady.
For Mayo, he is trying to make getting to the playoffs a regular occurence since the team has missed the playoffs three of the last four years, per Pro Football Preference.
