There is hope that New England Patriots guard Cole Strange is in the home stretch of his recovery timetable, but when speaking with media members, coach Jerod Mayo made it clear that the guard is not ready to practice yet.

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has vowed the second half of New England's season will be focused on making positive steps toward that future.

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Mayo expects even more growth when he enters his second NFL season. Per the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, the Patriots’ coach said he expects to make his “biggest jump” from Year 1 to Year 2. Mayo says he expects to make his “biggest jump” as a head coach from Year 1 to Year 2.

Earlier this month, Jerod Mayo claimed that defensive tackle Christian Barmore would be “getting close” to making a comeback. On Wednesday, the New England Patriots’ head coach put a tentative timeline on Barmore’s potential return from his blood clots diagnosis.