.Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL press reporter at ESPN and also covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has dealt with the Patriots given that 1997 and also signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually called Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year due to the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You may adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had begun his press conference Wednesday morning when a surprise website visitor crashed the procedures. It was head train Jerod Mayonnaise, as well as in his hand as he strolled on the system was actually an intense orange College of Tennessee shirt." What is actually up, bro? You overlooked one thing," Mayonnaise mentioned to Brissett, that was taking a seat as well as responding to a concern. "Start man!" Editor's Picks1 RelatedMayo then handed Brissett the long-sleeve tee shirt, seeing as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback stated, "This is awful." Mayonnaise saw it in a different way." Excellent. Have an excellent one," he mentioned smiling, just before heading out the door to his office.It was a pointer of how university competitions survive on in NFL locker rooms, along with just how traits have changed in New England with Mayo-- that played at Tennessee from 2004 to 2007-- having prospered Expense Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, another Tennessee alumnus, had made an agreement along with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, last week.If the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte Nc, N.C., Mayo and Milton will have to wear a Wolfpack tee shirt before 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 actually the cost he had to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise shows up during the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... and also Brissett places it on as component of a contract with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee trumped NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.