The New England Patriots will interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson about becoming the team's next head coach on Friday.

The New England Patriots have already moved on from head coach Jerod Mayo, but they've yet to make other moves involving their coaching staff to allow their next head coach to make those decisions. However,

After seeing Mayo overwhelmed as a rookie head coach, by the rigors of that NFL role, hiring another rookie, Ben Johnson, no matter how promising he may appear, is a non-starter. The Patriots will hire Mike Vrabel and it''s the right thing to do.

The Patriots still have officially fired only Mayo, and Kraft said the new coach will decide what to do with this season’s last year’s staff.

"It’s not that Jerod’s was definitely wrong. But I can’t say I’ve seen that before.” The post This move by Jerod Mayo after a loss reportedly ‘surprised’ Patriots team personnel appeared first on Boston.

Details of Jerod Mayo's brief stint as the New England Patriots head coach were revealed in a report just days after his abrupt firing.