INDIANAPOLIS — Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf is working on more than rebuilding the team’s roster.

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Together with new head coach Jerod Mayo, he’s planning to overhaul the culture.

Asked if the Patriots’ culture has already begun to change Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, Wolf indicated the team is in the process of moving away from Bill Belichick’s hardline program.

“I would like to say yes, and I think the answer is ultimately going to be yes,” Wolf told reporters. “It’s easy to say the culture has changed, but there are no players here right now. But certainly there’s more of an open, less hard-ass type (of) vibe in the building that we can move forward with.”

Wolf’s comments followed weeks of Mayo emphasizing relationships and development as the bedrock of his coaching philosophy. Last week, Mayo explained the hiring of his three new coordinators by sharing how each of them connect with players on a personal level. Mayo has previously said he coaches out of love, a stark contrast against Belichick’s style.

Wolf and Mayo are among the Patriots’ top decision-makers at the combine, where the team is working through preparations for the draft and free agency. Both have stressed collaboration and player development when discussing how they plan to return the franchise to respectability. Wolf has already begun to remake the front office, hiring senior personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith and changing the grading system to a Packers-style approach under his leadership.

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