.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL media reporter at ESPN and also deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has actually covered the Patriots considering that 1997 and also participated in ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Affiliation. You can adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots pro quarterback Jacoby Brissett had started his news conference Wednesday early morning when a shock site visitor plunged the procedures. It was actually head coach Jerod Mayonnaise, and also in his palm as he walked on to the system was actually a brilliant orange College of Tennessee shirt." What's up, brother? You overlooked one thing," Mayonnaise claimed to Brissett, that was actually taking a seat as well as answering an inquiry. "Come on male!" Editor's Picks1 RelatedMayo at that point handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, watching as Brissett put it on. The quarterback stated, "This is actually terrible." Mayonnaise watched it in a different way." Superb. Have a really good one," he said smiling, just before leaving the door to his office.It was a pointer of exactly how university rivalries survive on in NFL locker areas, in addition to just how factors have actually transformed in New England along with Mayo-- who dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually been successful Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo and also No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, an additional Tennessee alumnus, had actually created an agreement along with Brissett, an N.C. State alum, last week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo and Milton would must use a Wolfpack t shirt before the media. Vice versa for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee rolled to a 51-10 triumph over N.C. State.And this was actually the rate he had to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise comes in during the course of Jacoby Brissett's news conference along with a College of Tennessee hoodie ... and also Brissett puts it on as aspect of an agreement with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee beat NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.