.Mike Reiss, ESPN Workers WriterSep 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and also deals with the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 as well as signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots expert quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually begun his news conference Wednesday early morning when a shock website visitor crashed the procedures. It was actually head coach Jerod Mayonnaise, and in his palm as he walked on the platform was actually a vivid orange Educational institution of Tennessee tshirt." What's up, bro? You overlooked one thing," Mayo claimed to Brissett, who was taking a seat and answering a question. "Begin man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo at that point handed Brissett the long-sleeve tshirt, seeing as Brissett put it on. The quarterback said, "This is terrible." Mayo watched it differently." Great. Have an excellent one," he claimed grinning, before heading out the door to his office.It was actually a suggestion of just how college rivalries survive in NFL storage locker spaces, in addition to just how factors have modified in New England with Mayo-- that dipped into Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having done well Bill Belichick after the latter's 24 times as head coach.Mayo and No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, yet another Tennessee alumnus, had created a deal with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, final week.If the No. 24 NC Condition Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte Nc, N.C., Mayo and Milton would certainly have to 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 the cost he needed to pay.Jerod Mayo gets here during Jacoby Brissett's news conference along with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... as well as Brissett places it on as component of an agreement with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee beat NC Condition. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.