.Mike Reiss, ESPN Team WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is actually an NFL media reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has 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 Athletics Media Affiliation. You can easily adhere to Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had begun his news conference Wednesday early morning when an unpleasant surprise visitor plunged the procedures. It was head train Jerod Mayo, and in his palm as he walked on the platform was actually a bright orange Educational institution of Tennessee tee shirt." What is actually up, bro? You neglected something," Mayo pointed out to Brissett, that was taking a seat as well as answering a question. "Start male!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo after that handed Brissett the long-sleeve t shirt, seeing as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback claimed, "This is horrible." Mayonnaise viewed it in different ways." Amazing. Have a really good one," he stated smiling, before going out the door to his office.It was actually a suggestion of how university competitions reside on in NFL closet spaces, as well as how factors have actually altered in New England with Mayonnaise-- who played at Tennessee from 2004 to 2007-- having prospered Costs Belichick after the latter's 24 seasons as head coach.Mayo and also No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, an additional Tennessee alum, had created an arrangement along with Brissett, an N.C. Condition alum, last week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack beat the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., Mayonnaise as well as Milton will must put on a Wolfpack t-shirt before the media. The other way around for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee spun to a 51-10 success over N.C. State.And this was the cost he needed to pay.Jerod Mayo comes in throughout Jacoby Brissett's news conference with an University of Tennessee hoodie ... as well as Brissett puts it on as aspect of a contract along with Tennessee alumni Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee defeated NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.