The New England Patriots fired coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday after one season, beginning another reboot for the franchise just a year after it parted with longtime coach Bill Belichick.

The Patriots’ post–Bill Belichick succession plan blew up in one year. Now bringing back another franchise icon is the only move that makes sense.

Sunday brought some big news for the local Hampton Roads-NFL pipeline, as Hampton native Jerod Mayo was fired by the New England Patriots after just one season as the team’s Head Coach. Mayo inherited ...