.Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is actually an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots given that 1997 as well as joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You can easily follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had started his press conference Wednesday early morning when a surprise website visitor plunged the procedures. It was head train Jerod Mayonnaise, and also in his hand as he strolled on to the platform was a bright orange Educational institution of Tennessee t-shirt." What's up, bro? You forgot one thing," Mayo stated to Brissett, that was sitting down and responding to a concern. "Start man!" Editor's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, checking out as Brissett put it on. The quarterback said, "This is dreadful." Mayonnaise viewed it in different ways." Great. Have a really good one," he pointed out grinning, before going out the door to his office.It was a pointer of exactly how university competitions live on in NFL locker areas, along with how traits have changed in New England along with Mayonnaise-- that played at Tennessee from 2004 to 2007-- having done well Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as scalp coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, yet another Tennessee alumnus, had created a contract along with Brissett, an N.C. State alum, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo as well as Milton would certainly need to put on a Wolfpack shirt before the media. The other way around for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee rolled to a 51-10 triumph over N.C. State.And this was actually the price he had to pay.Jerod Mayo shows up throughout Jacoby Brissett's press conference along with an University of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as aspect of a deal with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee beat NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.