Newly surfaced images seem to indicate Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini kissing in a New York Metropolis bar again in 2020.
The New York Put up’s Web page Six printed the images Thursday, at some point after the New England Patriots head coach introduced that he’ll miss Day 3 of the NFL draft on Saturday to attend counseling.
The scandal started on April 7 when the Put up printed images of Vrabel and Russini, then an NFL reporter for The Athletic, holding fingers and hugging at a luxurious resort in Sedona, Ariz.
The photographs printed Thursday have been supposedly taken on the Tribeca Tavern within the early hours of March 11, 2020 and seem to indicate the pair sitting shut collectively on the bar and sharing a kiss. “They have been kissing and so they have been throughout one another. He had a hoop on,” an eyewitness instructed Web page Six.
On the time of the images on March 11, 2020 — remembered because the day COVID-19 was formally declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Well being Group — Vrabel was teaching the Tennessee Titans and already married to his present spouse, whereas Russini was engaged to her present husband.
Vrabel, 50, gave a press release to the Put up for Thursday’s story.
“As I stated the opposite day, I promised my household, this group and this workforce that I used to be going to offer them the most effective model of me that I can probably give them,” he stated. “So as to take action, I’ve dedicated to searching for counseling, beginning this weekend. That is one thing that I’ve given a variety of thought to and is one thing I’d advise a participant to do if I used to be counseling them.
“I’ve all the time wished to steer by instance and I imagine that is what I’ve to do to be the most effective husband, father and coach that I probably could be,” Vrabel continued. “This isn’t a straightforward factor for me to confess, however it’s one which I do know will make me a greater individual. I respect the help that everybody has given me and promise a stronger resolve because of this.”
Vrabel will likely be with the Patriots on Thursday evening after they make their first choice within the 2026 NFL Draft at No. 31 general, and likewise after they select gamers late within the second and third rounds on Friday. He will likely be absent for the final 4 rounds on Saturday.
“The New England Patriots totally help Mike Vrabel’s choice to prioritize his household first, in addition to his personal well-being,” the Patriots stated in a press release on Thursday. “Mike has been open with us about his dedication to being the most effective model of himself for his household, this workforce and our followers, and we respect the steps he takes to observe by way of on that dedication.
“We’re assured within the management and communication Mike has established with our personnel workers all through this pre-draft course of. Whereas he won’t be current on the facility on Saturday, we all know the draft evaluations are full and (govt vice chairman of participant personnel) Eliot Wolf and his personnel workers are ready to execute our draft as deliberate this weekend.”
Russini resigned from The Athletic final week amid an investigation by the New York Instances-run group into the character of her relationship with Vrabel.
When the Arizona images initially got here out, Vrabel stated the photographs “present a very harmless interplay and any suggestion in any other case is laughable.”
Vrabel grew to become the top coach of the Patriots — one of many groups for which he performed — forward of the 2025 season and guided New England to Tremendous Bowl LX. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29-13.
Vrabel earned his second AP NFL Coach of the 12 months honor final season after profitable the award in 2021 when he led the Titans. He was Tennessee’s head coach from 2018-23.
–Area Stage Media
