A Side of Football with that Mayo

Rookie linebacker Jerod Mayo dominated opposing offenses like it was his job while playing football in college for Tennessee, and the 6-foot-1, 242 pound force of power hasn’t had much trouble fitting in with the big boys of the NFL, either. The 10th overall pick of the 2008 draft, Mayo was the earliest linebacker pick from any draft during Belichick’s tenure at New England. He’s already nailed up 30 tackles for this season, coming in second on the team to Rodney Harrison and his 34.

Mayo has been catching the attention of fans, players and coaches all across the spectrum for his remarkable skills in his rookie season, and along with the whole NFL world watching the linebacker comes a strong parallel to the last rookie linebacker to take a running start in the league: Patrick Willis. A second-year linebacker for San Francisco, Willis came into the NFL last year from Ole Miss as an 11th overall pick to the 49ers, finishing the season as the NFL’s rookie of the year while also being the only rookie on the Associated Press All-Pro squad. Willis is 6-foot-1, 240 pounds (sound familiar?), and if Mayo’s NFL career will be anything similar to Willis’, the Patriots will be basking in the glory of their standout linebacker.

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