.Mike Reiss, ESPN Team WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL press reporter at ESPN and deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has dealt with the Patriots considering that 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Organization. You can easily comply with Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots professional quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually begun his news conference Wednesday early morning when a shock website visitor crashed the process. It was head trainer Jerod Mayonnaise, as well as in his palm as he strolled on to the platform was a bright orange College of Tennessee t-shirt." What's up, bro? You forgot something," Mayo mentioned to Brissett, that was sitting and responding to a concern. "Come on male!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, seeing as Brissett put it on. The quarterback stated, "This is actually horrendous." Mayonnaise viewed it in a different way." Superb. Possess a good one," he mentioned grinning, just before heading out the door to his office.It was actually a suggestion of just how college rivalries reside on in NFL storage locker spaces, as well as just how factors have actually altered in New England along with Mayonnaise-- that dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually succeeded Expense Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, another Tennessee alumnus, had actually made a contract with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte Nc, N.C., Mayo and Milton will have to use a Wolfpack tee 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 the cost he had to pay.Jerod Mayo comes in in the course of Jacoby Brissett's news conference along with a College of Tennessee hoodie ... as well as Brissett puts it on as part of a deal along with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.