The New England Patriots will hire Jerod Mayo as head coach, according to sources.

The news comes less than 24 hours after Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft held a joint press conference to announce the legendary coach's departure from the franchise.

Mayo, 37, will be formally introduced at a news conference next week.

A linebacker for the Patriots from 2008 to 2015 after being selected in the first round of the draft out of Tennessee, Mayo joined Belichick's coaching staff in 2019.