Deron Mayo

Deron Mayo (born March 28, 1988) is an American football coach and former linebacker and is the head strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National 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 played college football for the Old Dominion Monarchs. He signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Mayo also played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Deron Mayo

New England Patriots
Position:	Head strength and conditioning coach
Personal information
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
Career history
As a player:
Denver Broncos (2011)* Calgary Stampeders (2012–2017)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
New England Patriots (2018–2023) Assistant strength and conditioning coach New England Patriots (2024–present) Head strength and conditioning coach
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (2014)
Career CFL statistics
Tackles: 277 Sacks: 14 Interceptions: 1 Fumble recoveries: 4 Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early years

Mayo attended Kecoughtan 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]

Playing career

College

He played college football at Hofstra University in his first three seasons before transferring to Old Dominion for his senior season.^[2]

National Football League

Denver Broncos

On July 26, 2011, he signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.^[3]

Canadian Football League

Calgary Stampeders

On May 8, 2012, Mayo signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. In his 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 the 2014 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 the 102nd Grey Cup by defeating Hamilton 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

Coaching career

New England Patriots

In 2018, Mayo was hired by the New 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]

Personal life

Mayo has two brothers, Jerod and Derek, who both played football as linebackers. Jerod played college football at Tennessee and was a first round pick for the New England Patriots of the NFL. He played with the team from 2008 to 2015, winning a Super Bowl. Jerod was the head coach for the Patriots during the 2024 season.^[9] Derek played college football at the University of Richmond, where he was a member of the 2008 Richmond Spiders NCAA FCS National Championship team.^[10][11]