.Mike Reiss, ESPN Workers WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is actually an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has dealt with the Patriots considering that 1997 and also participated in ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Affiliation. You may adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had started his press conference Wednesday early morning when a surprise website visitor plunged the procedures. It was head train Jerod Mayonnaise, and also in his hand as he walked on to the platform was a brilliant orange College of Tennessee tee." What is actually up, brother? You forgot one thing," Mayonnaise stated to Brissett, who was sitting and also answering a concern. "Start guy!" Editor's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, seeing as Brissett put it on. The quarterback said, "This is terrible." Mayonnaise saw it differently." Amazing. Have a good one," he said grinning, prior to heading out the door to his office.It was a reminder of how college rivalries reside on in NFL closet spaces, in addition to how points have actually transformed in New England with Mayonnaise-- that dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually been successful Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as scalp coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, another Tennessee alum, had made an arrangement along with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, last week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and also Milton will need to use a Wolfpack t-shirt facing the media. Vice versa 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 needed to pay.Jerod Mayo arrives in the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference with a College of Tennessee hoodie ... as well as Brissett places it on as portion of a contract along with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee defeated NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.