Patriots new head coach Jerod Mayo is learning not to make egregious statements after his claim new England would throw huge cash into the roster.
It turned out to be from a different song sheet from the front desk one and he has admitted his error.
“That was a rookie mistake. That was a rookie mistake by me," Mayo told the Boston Globe. “As soon as I got downstairs, [Patriots vice president of communications Stacey James] slapped me in the head, like, ‘What are you doing?"
“You understand what I meant, though. What I really meant, though, is we"re going to be, obviously, smart with cash and smart with acquisitions. I was just very excited. At the same time, I feel like we"re building the roster the way we want to build it."
The Patriots have not bust the bank, picking up Drake Maye in the third round of the draft and some contract extensions are the total of their interactions so far.
“We have to be smart," Mayo said.
“Once again, the burning of cash was a mistake. In saying that, we do have cash and we"ll spend it on guys that we think will make this team better."
