Did Robert Kraft Speak With Jerod Mayo About Tanking Week 18?

The New England Patriots bid farewell to their season and head coach Jerod Mayo in Sunday’s Week 18 win to the Buffalo Bills, leaving everyone from the outside perplexed for one reason or another.

Specifically, the team’s decision to compete with nothing to gain but the No. 1 overall selection in this year’s NFL draft prompted a collective head scratch at Gillette Stadium. New England knew its early offseason fate since early December, remains in rebuild mode and could benefit from being in the driver’s seat in April’s draft.