.Mike Reiss, ESPN Workers WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL media reporter at ESPN and deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots considering that 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You can comply with Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots professional quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually begun his news conference Wednesday morning when a shock site visitor crashed the procedures. It was head trainer Jerod Mayo, and also in his palm as he walked on to the system was actually a bright orange University of Tennessee tee shirt." What is actually up, brother? You neglected one thing," Mayonnaise said to Brissett, that was actually taking a seat and answering an inquiry. "Begin male!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo then handed Brissett the long-sleeve t-shirt, enjoying as Brissett put it on. The quarterback said, "This is actually horrendous." Mayo saw it in different ways." Excellent. Have a great one," he pointed out smiling, just before going out the door to his office.It was actually a tip of exactly how college competitions live on in NFL storage locker rooms, in addition to how factors have actually modified in New England with Mayonnaise-- that played at Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having done well Bill Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, an additional Tennessee alumnus, had actually made a contract with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alum, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and Milton will must wear a Wolfpack tee shirt in front of the media. The other way around for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee rolled to a 51-10 success over N.C. State.And this was actually the rate he had to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise arrives in the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference along with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as aspect of an arrangement with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee beat NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.