.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN as well as covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has actually covered the Patriots due to the fact that 1997 as well as joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You can easily observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots pro quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually started his press conference Wednesday early morning when a surprise guest crashed the proceedings. It was actually head coach Jerod Mayo, and in his palm as he strolled on the platform was a vivid orange University of Tennessee t-shirt." What is actually up, bro? You forgot something," Mayo said to Brissett, who was actually sitting down and responding to a question. "Start man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo then handed Brissett the long-sleeve tee, viewing as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback claimed, "This is terrible." Mayonnaise watched it in a different way." Awesome. Possess an excellent one," he stated smiling, before going out the door to his office.It was a pointer of just how university competitions survive on in NFL storage locker rooms, and also how traits have changed in New England along with Mayo-- who dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually done well Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as scalp coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, one more Tennessee alum, had made a deal with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack defeated the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and Milton would need to use a Wolfpack tee shirt facing the media. Vice versa for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee rolled to a 51-10 victory over N.C. State.And this was the price he needed to pay.Jerod Mayo gets here during the course of Jacoby Brissett's news conference with a College of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett puts it on as component of a contract along with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.