Robert Kraft told the world that the Patriots would be deciding on their next head coach in a matter of days, and there was only one person they could hire without going through the traditional, timely interviewing process. The Patriots hired Jerod Mayo as their new head coach on Friday morning, a source told the Herald. Mayo, who previously served as the Patriots' linebackers coach, had a clause in his contract with an agreement that he would be Bill Belichick's successor, according to a source. The Patriots and Belichick announced they were mutually parting ways on Thursday. The clause allowed the Patriots to hire Mayo without conducting a full head-coaching search under the NFL's Rooney Rule, according to the NFL's anti-tampering policy. Now that Mayo is on board, what are the next steps?