A former University of Tennessee football player has emerged as a candidate for a head coaching job in the NFL.
Jerod Mayo, a standout player for the Volunteers and the NFL’s New England Patriots, will interview for Philadelphia’s head coaching vacancy, which was created when Doug Pederson was fired Monday.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport reported the news.
Mayo was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2008. He has spent the last two seasons as New England’s inside linebackers coach.
With the Volunteers, Mayo was an All-Southeastern Conference standout in 2007. He also made the Pro Bowl in 2010 and 2012 while playing for the Patriots.
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