Brian Belichick thankful to remain with Patriots after his father’s departure

Mayo glowed about what Belichick brings to his coaching staff as the organization turns the page.

“He’s been fantastic,” Mayo said. “There are other guys in the organization that it has been a little awkward for, him and those guys have handled it the right way. Look, Brian loves football, and he loves New England. I think I talked about this a little bit earlier: a guy with a new baby, loves it up here, and wants to stay. We’re happy that he’s here.”

Veteran safety Jabrill Peppers worked under Brian the past two seasons and added that the younger Belichick brings a unique perspective to the room.

“[Brian] just brings a different level of how he sees the game, how he thinks the game, he holds us to a very high standard and has coached a lot of great DBs back there,” Peppers said. “And the standard is the standard in that room. We work really well as a collective and in the DB room from the coaches to the players. We all got one goal in mind, put the best product on the field and help the team win ballgames.”

It’s a new era in Foxborough, but not every vestige of the previous dynastic regime was pushed out.