| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
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| Title | Head strength and conditioning coach | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1988-03-28)March 28, 1988 (age 37) Hampton, Virginia, U.S | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Kecoughtan (Hampton) | ||||||||||
| College | Old Dominion | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Deron Mayo (born March 28, 1988) is anAmerican football coach and formerlinebacker and is the head strength and conditioning coach for theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League (NFL). Despite his brother Jerod Mayo being fired as the Patriots head coach after the 2024 season, new Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel announced on February 5, 2025, that Deron Mayo would return for the 2025 season as the Patriots head strength and conditioning coach. He playedcollege football for theOld Dominion Monarchs. He signed with theDenver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Mayo also played for theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL).
Mayo attendedKecoughtan High School in Hampton, Virginia where he played football. He was selected to the All-Peninsula District first-team and all-area second-team both in his senior seasons.[1]
He playedcollege football atHofstra University in his first three seasons before transferring toOld Dominion for his senior season.[2]
On July 26, 2011, he signed with theDenver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.[3]
On May 8, 2012, Mayo signed with theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League. Inhis first season in the CFL, Mayo was a big contributor on special teams, amassing 15 special teams tackles: He also had 9 defensive tackles and 1 quarterback sack.In his second season Mayo became a major part of the Stamps' defensive unit. He finished the season with 57 tackles (9 special teams tackles), 5 sacks, 1 interception and 2 fumble recoveries. Following the season, on February 13, 2014, he re-signed with the Stampeders.[4] In the2014 CFL season Mayo continued his strong play, setting a new career high in tackles with 67; while also contributing 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 special teams tackle. To conclude the 2014 season, the Stampeders won the102nd Grey Cup by defeatingHamilton 20-16. In the championship game, Mayo led the team with 7 tackles and a forced fumble.[5] On March 9, 2015, the Stampeders and Mayo agreed to a contract extension.[6] His retirement was made public by 3DownNation on April 10, 2018
In 2018, Mayo was hired by theNew England Patriots as the assistant strength and conditioning coach.[7] In 2024, he was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach. New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel announced on February 5, 2025 that Mayo would return in 2025 in the same position.[8]
Mayo has two brothers,Jerod and Derek, who both played football as linebackers. Jerod played college football atTennessee and was a first round pick for theNew England Patriots of theNFL. He played with the team from 2008 to 2015, winning a Super Bowl. Jerod was the head coach for the Patriots during the2024 season.[9] Derek played college football at theUniversity of Richmond, where he was a member of the2008 Richmond Spiders NCAA FCS National Championship team.[10][11]