.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has actually covered the Patriots since 1997 and participated in ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Organization. You can comply with Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots pro quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually started his news conference Wednesday morning when a surprise guest plunged the process. It was head train Jerod Mayonnaise, and in his palm as he walked on the platform was actually an intense orange Educational institution of Tennessee t shirt." What is actually up, bro? You neglected one thing," Mayonnaise claimed to Brissett, that was actually sitting down and responding to a concern. "Come on man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, seeing as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback stated, "This is horrendous." Mayo viewed it differently." Awesome. Possess a really good one," he said grinning, just before going out the door to his office.It was actually a tip of just how university competitions survive on in NFL closet spaces, and also exactly how points have actually changed in New England with Mayo-- who played at Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having done well Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as head coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, yet another Tennessee alum, had actually created a contract with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alum, last week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayonnaise as well as Milton would need to put on a Wolfpack t-shirt in front of the media. Vice versa for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee rolled to a 51-10 triumph over N.C. State.And this was actually the rate he needed to pay.Jerod Mayo comes in during Jacoby Brissett's press conference with an University of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as portion of a contract with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.