Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel Breaks Silence After Scandal With NFL Reporter

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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spoke out for the first time more than a week after https://pagesix.com/2026/04/07/celebrity-news/new-england-patriots-mike-vrabel-and-top-ny-times-nfl-reporter-dianna-russini-hold-hands-and-hug-at-luxury-hotel/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://pagesix.com/2026/04/07/celebrity-news/new-england-patriots-mike-vrabel-and-top-ny-times-nfl-reporter-dianna-russini-hold-hands-and-hug-at-luxury-hotel/">Page Six published photos of the 50-year-old getting cozy with The Athletic’s senior NFL insider, Dianna Russini.

“We believe in order to be successful, you have to make good decisions.

That starts with me.

You never want your actions to negatively affect the team… or be the cause of a distraction,” Vrabel https://x.com/RochieWBZ/status/2046621233567969335?s=20" rel="" target="_self" title="https://x.com/RochieWBZ/status/2046621233567969335?s=20">said during a pre-NFL draft press conference on Tuesday.

Vrabel and Russini, both married to other people, were spotted on March 28 by photographers holding hands and hugging at the Ambiente resort in Sedona.

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