Bill Simmons sounded off on Patriots owner Robert Kraft for his decisions that led to the team blowing the No. 1 overall pick.

FOXBORO — Robert Kraft stepped up to the podium and took accountability for Jerod Mayo’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tenure as Patriots head coach that lasted just under one year.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft made a quip about Drake Maye and Joe Milton III at quarterback in his season-ending press conference.

FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots owner Robert Kraft is expected to detail his decision to fire head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season in New England during a news conference on Monday afternoon. Kraft will address the coaching shakeup during a 1 p.m. news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

Statement from Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft: https://t.co/2YgHtzzBHK pic.twitter.com/GMXGgd768x In case you were wondering the last Patriots coach to get canned after one season Was Rod Rust. New England went 1-15 in 1990 before Rust wasd shown the door.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Monday blamed himself for having to fire Jerod Mayo, saying he put the first-year head coach in an "untenable" situation.

When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow Bill Belichick.

The Patriots fired Mayo after Sunday’s season-ending victory over the Buffalo Bills, which caused the team to lose their number one pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.