FOXBOROUGH -- Jerod Mayo has only been a NFL coach for two full seasons, but he's quickly climbing the ladder.
The former Patriots linebacker jumped immediately into the inside linebackers coach role in 2019 and then received a head-coaching interview with the Eagles last offseason.
Speaking to the media Wednesday, Mayo made it clear he wants to be a NFL head coach one day.
"Yeah, I definitely have aspirations to be a head coach," he said. "But to your point, really focused on this team. And we have a great head coach here in New England. But that is the goal. That is the goal. I think I could do it -- well, I should say I know I can do it. I'm just waiting for my chance to really come to fruition."
Mayo believes he's better as a coach now than he was his first year and it's because of the way he connects with his players.
"Personally speaking, I think I'm better as a coach," he said. "And this question may be better for some of the players who saw me in my first year coaching to now. I just try to break it down to the nuts and bolts about it. I always say players win games and coaches lose games, and it's our responsibility as coaches to really simplify the concepts so everyone in the room can understand. And I will say this, the one thing about experience is that you know what to expect. Now last year was just an anomaly as far as like what to expect every single week, which you guys have gone through that as well. Every single week it was like something else. And so this year is kinda like my first year, so I'm trying to take that second year leap this year, being around the guys on a daily basis."
Mayo is just 35 years old, so he has plenty of time to one day fulfill his goal.