.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL press reporter at ESPN as well as deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has actually covered the Patriots since 1997 as well as participated in ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Athletics Media Organization. You can easily adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had started his news conference Wednesday morning when a shock visitor crashed the procedures. It was actually head coach Jerod Mayo, and in his hand as he walked on the platform was actually a brilliant orange University of Tennessee tee shirt." What's up, bro? You failed to remember something," Mayonnaise mentioned to Brissett, who was sitting and responding to a concern. "Begin male!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, watching as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback said, "This is actually horrible." Mayonnaise watched it differently." Awesome. Possess an excellent one," he said grinning, prior to leaving the door to his office.It was a suggestion of exactly how university competitions reside on in NFL locker spaces, in addition to exactly how factors have actually altered in New England along with Mayonnaise-- who played at Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having prospered Expense Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, one more Tennessee alum, had actually created a deal along with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alumnus, last week.If the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte Nc, N.C., Mayonnaise as well as Milton will need to put on a Wolfpack t-shirt in front of 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 the rate he had to pay.Jerod Mayo arrives during Jacoby Brissett's news conference with an University of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as part of an agreement along with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee defeated NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.