If the usual NFL information peddlers are correct and Robert and Jonathan Kraft are indeed intent on keeping overmatched rookie head coach Jerod Mayo on the job beyond this season, the Patriots’ 40-7 loss to the Chargers Saturday in front of an exclusive national television audience was the kind of debacle that had best make them reconsider.

Patriots QB Drake Maye reiterated his support of Jerod Mayo and Alex Van Pelt after New England's blowout loss to the Chargers.

Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye has returned to the game after being evaluated for a head injury following a blow to the helmet in the first quarter of New England’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.