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New York Post
21 May 2024


NextImg:Patriots’ Keion White misses ‘hard-ass’ Bill Belichick ‘cursing us out’

Patriots defensive lineman Keion White has already noticed a big difference between Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick.

Belichick and the Patriots parted ways after 24 years together this past offseason, and Mayo, who both played and coached under Belichick in New England, was promoted to become head coach.

“We don’t got Bill cursing us out every play anymore, but it’s still pretty similar,” White said at Patriots OTAs this week, as covered by ProFootballTalk.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots parted ways after 24 years together this offseason. Bill Kostroun/New York Post

White said that he responded well to Belichick’s tough coaching.

“I miss it,” White continued.

“I like Bill. He’s my type of coach, like a hard-ass. I like that. I respond well to things like that. But Mayo’s done a pretty good job, too. It’s all different. Mayo’s doing a really good job of staying true to himself, not trying to fill somebody else’s shoes, but create his own path, and I really respect that.”

White is entering his second season in the NFL.

He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of last year’s draft out of Georgia Tech.

New England Patriots defensive end Keion White sacks New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Giants and New England Patriots Bill Kostroun/New York Post

Last season, he appeared in 16 games and had four starts.

He had one sack on the year — in late November, on Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito.

As Mayo builds his own coaching tree, he made the decision to retain Belichick’s son, Brian Belichick, as the team’s safeties coach.

“True professional,” Mayo said of Brian Belichick, as covered by Pats Pulpit. “You know, any time you see your dad and your brother go somewhere else, the natural thing would be to go with them.”

New England Patriots’ head coach Jerod Mayo addresses the media before the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. AP

“Look, he’s a New Englander,” Mayo continued. “He’s a Patriot. I’m happy to have him.”

Brian Belichick’s brother, Steve Belichick, landed as the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington as the program gets ready for its first season in the Big Ten.