kept his job despite his general manager Ran Carthon (who is Black) getting fired. The Patriots have now become part of the problem. Make no mistake: firing Mayo was best for the franchise.

The Tennessee Titans fired general manager Ran Carthon on Tuesday ... in disorder after years of stability. They fired Jerod Mayo, it would seem, to interview Vrabel among a host of other candidates.

The Patriots’ Jerod Mayo was the first to go Sunday ... elsewhere amid an uncertain time following Jerod Mayo’s firing. Ran Carthon is out as the Titans general manager, per sources.

The Tennessee Titans made the first of likely many moves this offseason, as they fired general manager Ran Carthon ... unless you’re Jerod Mayo. Tennessee had nothing going for them this ...

With the Tennessee Titans hurtling toward another offseason of massive consequence, general manager Ran Carthon is being relieved of his duties. The Titans fired Carthon on Tuesday, ending his two ...

Less than a year after Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk gave Ran Carthon a new title and added ... Two other coaches — New England’s Jerod Mayo and Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce — were fired ...

LET’S GET INTO IT… Image: Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe Jerod Mayo’s ... his general manager Ran Carthon (who is Black) getting fired. Black coaches like Mayo struggle for opportunities ...