.Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has actually dealt with the Patriots given that 1997 and signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Athletics Media Organization. You can easily observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots professional quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually started his news conference Wednesday early morning when a shock website visitor crashed the proceedings. It was head coach Jerod Mayonnaise, and in his hand as he strolled on to the system was actually an intense orange University of Tennessee tee shirt." What's up, brother? You forgot one thing," Mayonnaise mentioned to Brissett, who was sitting as well as answering a concern. "Begin man!" Editor's Picks1 RelatedMayo then handed Brissett the long-sleeve tee, checking out as Brissett put it on. The quarterback pointed out, "This is actually terrible." Mayo saw it in different ways." Awesome. Have a really good one," he claimed grinning, prior to going out the door to his office.It was a pointer of exactly how university competitions survive on in NFL closet spaces, in addition to just how things have actually transformed in New England along with Mayo-- that dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually prospered Bill Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, an additional Tennessee alum, had actually created a contract along with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and also Milton would certainly need to use a Wolfpack t-shirt facing 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 price he had to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise gets here during the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... as well as Brissett puts it on as aspect of a contract with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.