Out Of Mayo

The news just came out that LB Jerod Mayo had surgery for a torn pectoral muscle. What does this mean? Is he out for the season? Will Coach Belichick refer to it as an upper body injury?

The team will decide in the next few days whether to place him on Injured Reserve. It doesn't look good at this point for him to salvage the season.

They could carry him on the 53 man roster with the idea that he could come back for the playoffs. Ray Lewis did it last year with the Ravens, but they made an exception for him because it was his final season.

I think that Pats will wait about a week before they place him on IR. This is another big hit to the defense.