.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL press reporter at ESPN and deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots considering that 1997 as well as signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Sports Media Organization. You may adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots pro quarterback Jacoby Brissett had started his press conference Wednesday morning when a shock guest plunged the procedures. It was head trainer Jerod Mayonnaise, and in his hand as he walked on to the system was a vivid orange Educational institution of Tennessee tshirt." What is actually up, bro? You failed to remember one thing," Mayonnaise pointed out to Brissett, who was actually taking a seat and responding to an inquiry. "Begin man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo at that point handed Brissett the long-sleeve t shirt, checking out as Brissett put it on. The quarterback stated, "This is actually dreadful." Mayonnaise saw it in a different way." Fantastic. Have a good one," he pointed out grinning, prior to heading out the door to his office.It was actually a suggestion of exactly how university competitions reside on in NFL locker spaces, as well as how traits have actually modified in New England with Mayo-- that dipped into Tennessee from 2004 to 2007-- having actually been successful Expense Belichick after the latter's 24 seasons as scalp coach.Mayo and also No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, another Tennessee alumnus, had actually created an arrangement along with Brissett, an N.C. State alum, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and also Milton would certainly need to use a Wolfpack shirt before the media. The other way around for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee spun to a 51-10 success over N.C. State.And this was actually the cost he had to pay.Jerod Mayo shows up during the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference along with an University of Tennessee hoodie ... and also Brissett puts it on as part of a deal along with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee defeated NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.