Most prominent was Jerry Jones’ “all-in” comment from the Senior Bowl. New England Patriots first-time coach Jerod Mayo also added some pizzazz to the mix, suggesting in January that the Pats were “ready to burn some cash” in free agency.
Months later, Mayo took a mea culpa for the outsized comment that missed the mark on the Pats’ actual plan.
“That was a rookie mistake. That was a rookie mistake by me,” Mayo said Monday on WEEI, via 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.”