New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo could miss the rest of the season after having surgery Tuesday to repair a torn pectoral muscle, Yahoo Sports has learned. The injury, confirmed by two sources, is a blow to the Patriots, who pulled out a last-second victory over New Orleans on Sunday but may have lost four key players for significant time Source: Yahoo Sports ICECOLD's Take: Mayo is a big piece of that defense
First wilfork and now mayo. 2 of the biggest pieces of that defense. And they were really playing well. This was probably the best pats defense i had seen for several years