.Mike Reiss, ESPN Team WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and also covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has dealt with the Patriots due to the fact that 1997 and participated in ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You may observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots pro quarterback Jacoby Brissett had begun his press conference Wednesday early morning when a surprise website visitor plunged the process. It was actually head coach Jerod Mayo, as well as in his hand as he strolled on to the platform was actually a vivid orange College of Tennessee shirt." What's up, bro? You overlooked something," Mayo said to Brissett, that was actually sitting down and addressing a question. "Begin guy!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, seeing as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback mentioned, "This is actually horrendous." Mayonnaise watched it differently." Wonderful. Have a really good one," he mentioned grinning, before leaving the door to his office.It was a tip of how college competitions survive on in NFL locker rooms, along with exactly how factors have actually transformed in New England with Mayonnaise-- that played at Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having prospered Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as scalp coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, another Tennessee alumnus, had actually created an arrangement along with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayo as well as Milton would have to use a Wolfpack tshirt in front of 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 price he needed to pay.Jerod Mayo gets there in the course of Jacoby Brissett's news conference along with a College of Tennessee hoodie ... and Brissett places it on as part of a contract with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee beat NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.