New Photos Released of Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Kissing Dianna Russini
Things keep going from bad to worse for New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former Athletic NFL insider Dianna Russini.
Page Six published photos of the two, who are married to other people, at an Arizona hotel holding hands and sharing an intimate interaction. They both immediately issued statements refuting the allegations they were having an affair, which look like straight-up lies now that more information has been revealed.
"These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable," Vrabel told the New York Post after the story was published. "This doesn't deserve any further response."
Well weeks later, it's been revealed that Vrabel and Russini knew the photos were going to be published and they consulted with a crisis communicator on how to best respond.
The Athletic also asked Russini, who's singe resigned, to produce any kind of hard evidence backing up her story she was on a girls trip and happened to run into Vrabel, which she couldn't do, according to ESPN's Ben Strauss.
On Wednesday, less than 24 hours after Vrabel said he wouldn’t be with the Patriots on Day 3 of the NFL draft because he was seeking counseling amid all of his personal issues, Page Six published new photos of Vrabel and Russini having breakfast together - alone - along with an eyewitness report that one entered the restaurant first while the other waited a few seconds before entering so they wouldn't be seen together.
And just a few hours before the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, Page Six published even more incriminating photos of Vrabel and Russini kissing at a bar back in 2020 while he was the head coach of the Tennessee Titans.
"Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini were ‘all over each other' at a secluded bar in New York City - six years before they were caught holding hands and hugging at an Arizona resort," Page Six reported, stating at one point Russini's legs were in between Vrabel's legs.
The encounter reportedly happened on March 11, 2020, at the Tribeca Tavern.
"They were having a glorious time," a source told Page Six. "They were [giving each other] pecks, a bunch of pecks, constantly. There was nobody in there. Nobody knew who they were. I don't even think the bartenders did."
Not long after Page Six dropped its new photos, TMZ posted a photo of Russini and Vrabel laughing together in a casino shortly after he was fired as the Titans head coach back in 2024.
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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM.