Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL draft, report says
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.
According to ESPN, Vrabel said Wednesday night he will start counseling this weekend.
The photos of Vrabel and Russini at a Sedona resort were taken before the annual NFL meetings that began in Phoenix on March 29, according to the New York Post, which published the photos this month.
The NFL said last weekend that it is not investigating Vrabel’s behavior.
Vrabel and Russini are both married.
Russini resigned from The Athletic.
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