Dianna Russini was found by The Athletic to have violated newsroom standards over her relationship with current Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, the outlet said Thursday as the company completed its investigation into her work. Page Six obtained photos in April showing Russini and Vrabel holding hands at a resort hotel in Arizona and later obtained … Read more
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is enjoying the NFL offseason with his wife, Jen, as the couple was spotted heading to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding on Friday afternoon. The New York nuptials are set to take place in the heart of the city at Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks played in the … Read more
Former NFL insider Dianna Russini has at least one job option if she ever decides to return to the public eye. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy told Us Weekly this week that he’d hire the ex-Athletic reporter in a second if she wanted to join the sports media outlet. “No-brainer, if she wanted to work … Read more
The only non-press release comments Dianna Russini has made since her alleged affair with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel are ones she wanted back. Russini, the former NFL insider for The Athletic, told The New York Times — which owns The Athletic — via text in May how she faced “intense scrutiny and personal attacks” after … Read more
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel professed his love for his wife and children on Wednesday as he’s embroiled in an offseason photo scandal with former The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini. “I love Jen, I love the boys [Tyler and Carter], I love my personal friends,” Vrabel, who was wearing his wedding ring, said as … Read more
NFL insider Ian Rapoport recently revealed he’s had a tough time watching the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal play out in the public. The NFL Network reporter joined the “Between the Tackles” podcast last week to give his thoughts on hot-button football issues, and when the Russini-Vrabel topic came up, he made it clear the controversy … Read more
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former NFL insider Dianna Russini’s private boat excursion in June 2021 was captured on video, with TMZ revealing the footage. Vrabel and Russini, who was pregnant with her first child at the time, were seen walking on a dock before entering the vessel they had rented privately … Read more
This is a different kind of photo for Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini to be featured in. Following the Pistons ousting of the Magic in Game 7 on Sunday, the program followed on ESPN and revealed its traditional “Gone Fishing” graphic that mocks teams eliminated — and they didn’t hold back with Boston. Following the Celtics … Read more
Steven Ginsberg, the executive editor at The Athletic, addressed the growing scandal involving Dianna Russini, a former NFL insider at the New York Times-owned company, and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, in an all-hands meeting lasting about 10 minutes on Wednesday, according to Front Office Sports. In a prepared statement, Ginsberg explained that communication could … Read more
Boston sports radio station WEEI has surprisingly made a notable change to its afternoon show. Hosts Andy Hart and Nick “Fitzy” Stevens have been removed from the network’s “WEEI Afternoons” program that airs from 2-6 p.m. ET, as confirmed by Barrett Media. The pair hosted the show alongside former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson. Andy Hart … Read more
The WorldWide Leader may now be tainted by the biggest drama in the sports media world. The Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal now spans the reporter’s time at ESPN after Page Six published Thursday newly obtained photos of the two kissing at a Manhattan bar in 2020. Russini was with ESPN from 2015-23 — closely covering … Read more
The stars of ESPN’s “First Take” don’t understand the timing of Mike Vrabel’s counseling decision. The Patriots head coach, embroiled in scandal after Page Six photos showed him and reporter Dianna Russini together at an adults-only resort in Arizona last month, told ESPN on Wednesday he would be missing Day 3 of the 2026 NFL … Read more
Mike Vrabel didn’t say much in his first public comments since Page Six published photos of the Patriots head coach and The Athletic’s former NFL insider Dianna Russini at an adults-only resort in Arizona in March, but he doesn’t seem to find it as “laughable” as he did in his initial statement on the matter. … Read more
Mike Vrabel isn’t expecting an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s pending nuptials, and he wasn’t really interested in giving too many thoughts on the “proposal heard around the world” when he spoke with reporters on Wednesday. The Patriots head coach said there would be “no shot” he was invited to the wedding and … Read more
In his return to Massachusetts, Mike Vrabel is apparently pulling pages out of “The Departed” playbook. Vrabel, who has already been feisty with the media, said he’s on the hunt for “rats” after a report emerged stating receiver Ja’Lynn Polk needs season-ending surgery. He bluntly said “no” when asked if he had any information he … Read more
Pay attention, New England media, Mike Vrabel’s first training camp as Patriots coach is now in session. One Boston reporter learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday when they received a scolding from the Patriots’ Super Bowl-winning linebacker-turned-head coach at a press conference after posing a similar question that Vrabel had already answered about how … Read more
Mike Vrabel had a bone to pick with The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. During a recent appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, Russini recalled getting a phone call from Vrabel and that he “wasn’t too happy” after seeing an aggregated report that apparently claimed he was “too fat to work,” which was not part of Russini’s original … Read more