.Mike Reiss, ESPN Personnel 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 considering that 1997 and signed up with ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was actually named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Athletics Media Affiliation. You may observe Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass.-- New England Patriots professional quarterback Jacoby Brissett had actually begun his news conference Wednesday morning when a surprise guest crashed the process. It was head train Jerod Mayonnaise, as well as in his palm as he strolled on the platform was actually a bright orange Educational institution of Tennessee shirt." What is actually up, brother? You forgot something," Mayonnaise claimed to Brissett, who was sitting and addressing an inquiry. "Come on man!" Publisher's Picks1 RelatedMayo at that point handed Brissett the long-sleeve shirt, checking out as Brissett placed it on. The quarterback said, "This is terrible." Mayonnaise saw it differently." Great. Possess a great one," he said grinning, prior to going out the door to his office.It was actually a tip of how university rivalries reside on in NFL storage locker spaces, in addition to exactly how factors have actually transformed in New England along with Mayo-- who played at Tennessee coming from 2004 to 2007-- having actually been successful Bill Belichick after the latter's 24 periods as head coach.Mayo as well as No. 3 quarterback Joe Milton III, an additional Tennessee alum, had actually made an arrangement along with Brissett, an N.C. State alumnus, last week.If the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack trumped the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Charlotte Nc, N.C., Mayo and Milton would have to put on a Wolfpack t shirt facing the media. Vice versa for Brissett if Tennessee won.Painfully for Brissett, Tennessee spun to a 51-10 success over N.C. State.And this was the rate he needed to pay.Jerod Mayonnaise comes in in the course of Jacoby Brissett's press conference with an Educational institution of Tennessee hoodie ... and also Brissett places it on as part of an arrangement along with Tennessee alums Mayo/Joe Milton after Tennessee defeated NC State. pic.twitter.com/n7KyDf4xjnu2014 Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 11, 2024.