Jerod Mayo replaces Bill Belichick-era signs at Gillette Stadium

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“Now the first signs in the hallways you see when you enter the building say: ‘We, Not Me,’ ‘Hard Work Works,’ and ‘Process, Progress, Reward.’

It’s a new era in Foxborough.

Bill Belichick’s 24-year reign in New England was punctuated by team slogans and mantras such as “Do Your Job” and “The Patriot Way” – emphasizing the team-oriented mindset that led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles over an unprecedented two-year span. ten-year dynasty.

But with Jerod Mayo now taking the reins of a rebuilding Patriots organization, Gillette Stadium is undergoing some renovations as the franchise looks to establish a new culture and identity.

In an article by NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe focusing on Mayo, de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and the Patriots’ new leadership group, it was revealed that many of Belichick’s phrases and messages were replaced in the hallways of the Patriots’ stadium. New England.

“Inside the Patriots facility, the walls tell the story of change,” Wolfe wrote. “Nearly all Belichick-era signs and emblems, including those reading ‘The Patriot Way’ and ‘Do Your Job,’ have been replaced.

“Now the first signs in the hallways you see when you enter the building say: “We, Not Me,” “Hard Work, Work,” and “Process, Progress, Reward” – the latter is also the theme that Mayo set for his first season as head coach. Another wall reads: “When we win, we win together,” a phrase that came from offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt after Mayo encouraged his assistant coaches to contribute. Mayo loved it. Now it’s in every meeting room.

According to Wolfe, Mayo worked with Patriots vice president of football affairs and senior advisor to head coach Robyn Glaser to bring these visual themes to life amid Gillette Stadium’s offseason renovations.

One of the new features is a mural commissioned by Boston-based visual artist Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and located at the team facility.

“The result is a grand, colorful piece that highlights a young black kid in a football uniform, watching Mayo and other Patriots legends in uniform, imagining that he could be like them one day,” Wolfe wrote in describing the mural.

“Diversity matters within our staff, black and white, young and old, former players and non-players. The mental health of players is important. Player relationships matter,” Mayo told Wolfe. “People matter. What you stand for matters. You have to work on it and build it.

Even as the Patriots write a new chapter in the post-Belichick era, Mayo and New England’s new leadership group continue to pay tribute to the future Hall of Fame coach.

“Despite the significant changes to the Patriots building, the level of respect for Belichick is still immense – the team put his picture on a wall along with other notable coaches, executives and scouts who left a huge mark in New York. England,” Wolfe wrote.