NFL Reporter Resigns After Intimate Photos With Married Coach

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NFL reporter Dianna Russini quit her job at The Athletic after images were published showing her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel https://www.thedailybeast.com/nfl-head-coach-mike-vrabel-caught-cozied-up-with-nyt-sports-reporter-dianna-russini/" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/nfl-head-coach-mike-vrabel-caught-cozied-up-with-nyt-sports-reporter-dianna-russini/">cozied up at a resort.

The veteran reporter’s departure comes one week after the New York Post’s Page Six 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="_blank" 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/">published photos of the duo holding hands and hugging at a resort in Sedona, Arizona, ahead of the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix.

Another photo shows the pair lounging poolside.

Both Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 50, have denied that they were engaged in anything romantic in the photos, but Russini still left her position at the New York Times-owned sports outlet on Thursday.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nfl-reporter-dianna-russini-resigns-from-the-athletic-after-intimate-photos-with-married-coach-mike-vrabel/">Read more at The Daily Beast.