.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is actually an NFL press reporter at ESPN and deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has dealt with the Patriots because 1997 and signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You can easily observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually begun his press conference Wednesday early morning when a surprise website visitor plunged the process. It was actually head train Jerod Mayonnaise, and also in his hand as he walked on to the platform was an intense orange College of Tennessee tee shirt." What's up, bro? You overlooked one thing," Mayo claimed to Brissett, that was sitting down and answering a question. "Come on man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo at that point handed Brissett the long-sleeve tee, enjoying as Brissett put it on. The quarterback stated, "This is horrible." Mayo watched it in a different way." Excellent. Possess a good one," he stated grinning, before heading out the door to his office.It was a pointer of exactly how college competitions survive on in NFL locker spaces, as well as exactly how factors have altered in New England along with Mayo-- that played at Tennessee from 2004 to 2007-- having actually prospered Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 times as scalp coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, yet another Tennessee alumnus, had created a contract with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and also Milton would have to put on a Wolfpack tee before the media. The other way around for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee spun to a 51-10 victory over N.C. State.And this was the price he needed to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise comes in during the course of Jacoby Brissett's news conference along with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as part of a contract along with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.