Jerod Mayo latest NFL head coach to be fired after one season or less with team - ESPN

Jerod Mayo became the latest name to join a not-so-fun list on Sunday: non-interim NFL head coaches who were fired after one season in charge.

The New England Patriots fired Mayo after the Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 23-16. The victory dropped New England from the No. 1 pick to No. 4 in the 2025 NFL draft. Mayo finished 4-13, including two separate stretches of six straight losses.

Though Mayo spent eight seasons as a linebacker for the Patriots, he couldn't escape a similar fate as several recent head coaches across the NFL.

He is the 10th one-and-done head coach in the past 10 years (including coaches replaced during their first season). With Mayo fired, there has now been at least one coach to go one-and-done every year since 2021.

Here's a look at each non-interim head coach from that span who didn't make it to a second season.

Year: 2023

Record: 1-10

Reich inherited a Panthers team that selected quarterback Bryce Young at No. 1 in the previous draft but struggled to make it work. Carolina fired Reich after just 11 games following a Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

The Indianapolis Colts let Reich go the season prior after five years, making him the first NFL head coach since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to be fired in back-to-back seasons.

Year: 2022

Record: 4-11

After years as an offensive coordinator in the NFL, Hackett's first run as head coach ended abruptly. The Broncos fired him after a 4-11 start, punctuated by a 51-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Denver averaged a league-low 15.5 points per game at the time of Hackett's dismissal — its lowest point total at that point in a season since 1966. It also marked the shortest tenure of any non-interim head coach in franchise history.

Year: 2022

Record