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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS first-year coach Jerod Mayo walked through the interview room door at Wembley Stadium as if he had just broken the huddle from his career as a playcalling linebacker. He looked exasperated as he took the podium and spoke from the heart.

A lot can change very quickly in the NFL and New England Patriots fans have seen that first hand. Not that long ago, in February 2019, they were on top of the world, had just won their sixth Super Bowl in less than 20 years and had the greatest head coach-quarterback duo in Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.