LB Mayo named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month
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Patriots' LB Jerod Mayo, the team's first-round draft pick out of Tennessee, has been selected as the league's defensive rookie of the month for October. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan, who played at Boston College, is the offensive rookie of the month. Mayo has been getting a lot of buzz lately, as he's been tabbed as the half-season rookie of the year by si.com and by two pundits on sportsline.com. From the NFL press release: Mayo, a first-round selection (No. 10 overall) from Tennessee, led the team with 24 tackles in the month as the Patriots posted a 3-1 (.750) record in October. The first linebacker selected by the Patriots in the first-round in the NFL Draft under head coach BILL BELICHICK (2000-present), Mayo has started all seven games at inside linebacker this season. The rookie leads the team with 55 tackles and has also added one fumble recovery. Mayo posted his best performance of the month in his first appearance on Monday Night Football against Denver (10/20), registering 11 tackles. Mayo is the first Patriots player to earn Rookie of the Month honors since wide receiver DEION BRANCH (Offense) in September of 2002, and he is the first New England player to win Defensive Rookie of the Month since the league started the award in 1996. 
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