TOUR DE FOOTBALL
‘Home sweet home,’ Kay Adams declares as NFL host arrives at next stop on ambitious 15-leg training camp tour
Adams asked Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo about his communication with Bill Belichick during her visit
NFL host Kay Adams has set off on an ambitious tour around NFL training camps.
The Up & Adams host visited the New England Patriots on Monday, July 29, after starting her voyages at the LA Rams' facilities last week.
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Adams, 38, checked in from the practice fields around Gilette Stadium to say hi to her viewers in the morning.
"Okay, we're at Patriots camp," she said in an Instagram Story.
"Home sweet home for me, it's been a while.
Adams then revealed she would later interview Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo and ask them to send question suggestions.
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The NFL host was scheduled to spend just a day in New England.
She planned to make a stop at the Philadelphia Eagles' camp on Tuesday before heading north to visit the New York Jets the following day.
Her itinerary also included the Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos.
Adams asked Mayo if he'd heard from ex-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick since claiming his job.
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And the former NFL linebacker admitted it was a "tough" question to answer.
"We haven't had a lot of communication," he said.
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"And, honestly, for me, my focus is the players. It's all about the players.
"I learned a lot from Bill, I honestly did.
"Xs and Os and also structuring practice and things like that.
"But it's a different time, it's a different era and hopefully we can have that same success."
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Mayo served as Belichick's linebacker coach between 2019-2023.
Meanwhile, Belichick is preparing for his first season without an NFL coaching job since 1975.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan recently revealed he invited the legendary Patriots boss to join his staff after he left Foxboro – but was turned down.
"I did, I threw it out to him," Shanahan revealed.
"I can't believe that he's not a head coach of a team right now.
"I know what I would do if I was an owner, so that shocks me, and the last thing you want to do is insult someone like Bill Belichick.
"But I know he just loves ball in its simplest form, so I threw it all out to him, whatever he wanted to do.
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"I was like, 'Would you be interested?'
"And he was very nice and appreciative, but he politely turned me down."