Jerod Mayo came to the NFL in 2008 and the world was a different then

Derek Rivers Jersey , especially from a technological perspective: smartphones had not yet taken over the world, Instagram and TikTok had yet to be invented, all while platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter were still wearing the proverbial diapers and had far from the social impact they have nowadays, 11 years removed from when Mayo first joined the New England Patriots.The player himself, has also changed quite a bit since then. A first-round draft pick, he quickly became one of the best inside linebackers in football and along the way was named the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year and voted twice to the Pro Bowl. Mayo also earned a Super Bowl ring to cap his 2014 campaign — one he ended on injured reserve — before calling it a career after eight seasons and announcing his retirement in early 2016.Three years later, however, he was back with the organization. The now-33-year-old joined the Patriots’ coaching staff in late March as the team’s inside linebackers coach, who is also playing a significant role in preparing the unit as a whole alongside head coach Bill Belichick and secondary coach Steve Belichick. While New England’s organizational principles have not changed over the years, social media usage has — even for Mayo.The first-year coach regularly takes to social platforms to share motivational posts in order to motivate himself and his players: “I read a lot. Sometimes people need those nuggets. I don’t like to post about just things, material things. I just like to drop little nuggets of wisdom, and I’m hopeful Womens Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey , honestly, that my linebackers see those posts. It definitely helps motivate me,” Mayo said during a media conference call earlier this week.“You know, the season is long. Sometimes you need those words of encouragement. It’s definitely an up-and-down season, even though we’re sitting here at 8-1. Sometimes you’ve got to take a step back and realize that, and some of those quotes helps with that,” continued Mayo, who also went on to explain how social media usage has changed the locker room culture as a whole compared to when he first entered pro football.“I think it’s by a player-by-player basis,” said Mayo. “I remember when I first came into the league, you think about the room. It was like Junior Seau, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi — guys who had flip phones. They had flip phones for the longest time. They still had Blackberries in their pockets. So, they weren’t even really thinking about social media. When you would go in the locker room http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-patrick-chung-jersey , I would say that just the overall vibe... you were in there playing cards and things like that.”Over the years, however, online presence has grown not just for the team itself but also for individual players. While the results are harmless most of the time, there are notable exceptions: from short-time Patriot Antonio Brown posting profanity-laden rants on Twitter and live-streaming a coach’s speech when he was still in Pittsburgh, to Jermaine Whitehead getting cut from the Cleveland Browns after sending threatening messages on social media.For the Patriots, social media also has been a topic of discussion with head coach Bill Belichick pointing out in 2017 that the team had implemented rules targeting the usage: “We have rules that prohibit our players from posting things on InstantFace and all that. I think it’s important for us as a team to know each other — know our teammates, know our coaches, to interact with them — more than it is to be liked by whoever on Chatroom.”“The younger generation, they’re checking their social media and things like that,” Mayo said on Tuesday when speaking about social media and its potential impact on the team. “But, I think the players around here do a good job, when they’re in the building, really focusing on football. But Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , if I had to say something that’s changed, I’m sure when they’re on their phones, they’re checking that stuff.”“As far as how it kind of affects them — what people say on social media and things like that — I really don’t think they take much into that. You know, everyone isn’t a Patriots fan, so I think they realize that,” continued the linebacker-turned-coach. The Patriots used assets acquired in the deal to select almost half of their 2019 draft class."Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was traded from the New England Patriots to the San Francisco 49ers for only one draft pick: the 43rd selection in 2018. Somehow, however, the Patriots still have unused picks acquired from that trade. What Bill Belichick has done with that 43rd pick is simply astounding. Let’s take a look at it... try to keep up.One quick note before we start: the picks acquired in deals directly resulting from the original Jimmy G trade are in bold.2017Trade: Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco for 2018 2nd (2-43)2018Trade: 2-43 to Detroit for 2-51 and 4-117Trade: 2-51 to Chicago for 2019 2nd (2-56) and 4-105Trade: 4-105 to Cleveland for 4-114 and 6-178Trade: 4-114 to Detroit for 2019 3rd (3-73)Draft: LB Christian Sam with 6-178Draft: CB Duke Dawson Jr. (2-56) by trading 2-63 and 4-117So, to recap, during the 2018 draft the Patriots acquired second and third round picks in the 2019 draft, drafted linebacker Christian Sam, and used another one of the picks acquired to package for a trade-up to get cornerback Duke Dawson. 2019Trade: 3-73 to Chicago for 3-87, 5-162 Womens Duke Dawson Jersey , and 2020 4thDraft: CB Joejuan Williams (2-45) by trading 2-56 and 3-101Draft: RB Damien Harris with 3-87Draft: OT Yodny Cajuste (3-101) and QB Jarrett Stidham (4-133) by trading 3-97 and 5-162Most of the chips have been cashed in at this point. Damien Harris was a direct result of trading the 73rd pick to the Chicago Bears, while Joejuan Williams, Yodny Cajuste, and Jarrett Stidham were all acquired by trade using, in part, picks acquired from the original Jimmy Garoppolo deal.But we’re not done yet: the Patriots still have the Bears’ fourth round pick in 2020.The amount of talent that Belichick has been able to acquire with just a single draft pick is awe-inspiring. The name that sticks out is Stidham. Can you imagine if he becomes the successor to Brady? Belichick would have acquired Brady’s successor with a pick from the trade of the the guy everyone believed would be his successor. Knowing Brady, he’ll probably be playing long after Stidham has moved on to a different team too, but how amazing would that be?What I wonder is if Belichick is keeping track of this too. Is he trying to maximize assets from a deal that some people consider to have been rushed? Something tells me he doesn’t care at all, and that makes what he’s done even better. Pat is a host of The Patriot Nation PodcastInteract with him on Twitter @plane_pats