AT 1230 STARTS RIGHT NOW. WE BEGIN AT 1230 WITH STUNNING NEW ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING PATRIOTS HEAD COACH MIKE VRABEL. PAGE SIX HAS JUST PUBLISHED NEWLY OBTAINED PHOTOS OF VRABEL AND REPORTER DIANNA RUSSINI FROM SIX YEARS AGO TOGETHER IN A NEW YORK CITY BAR. AND IN ONE PHOTO, THEY APPEAR TO BE KISSING. THE PAGE SIX ARTICLE READS THIS SAYING, QUOTE, THEY WERE KISSING AND THEY WERE ALL OVER EACH OTHER. AN EYEWITNESS TOLD PAGE SIX HE HAD A RING ON AT THE TIME THE PHOTOS WER
New photos of Patriots coach Mike Vrabel kissing reporter Dianna Russini published hours before NFL draft
Vrabel announced he would seek counseling, miss part of NFL draft
Newly published photos show New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and reporter Dianna Russini in a bar six years before photos of the two at an Arizona resort in March sparked the developing controversy. Vrabel, a former New England linebacker who led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in his first season as coach, announced Thursday that he would miss Day 3 of the upcoming NFL Draft as he begins counseling. Hours later, Page Six published the new photos.The tabloid said the images were taken in a New York City bar on March 11, 2020. “They were kissing and they were all over each other,” an eyewitness told Page Six. “He had a ring on.”At the time the photos were taken, Vrabel was already married to his wife, Jen.The new images were published hours before the start of the NFL Draft’s first round. What Vrabel has said about the scandalOn Tuesday, Vrabel addressed the media for the first time since the incident, saying he “had some difficult conversations with people that I care about — my family, the organization, the coaches, the players.” Late Wednesday night, Vrabel told ESPN, “I want to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend.”The original photosPhotos of Vrabel and Russini holding hands in a pool at a Sedona resort and were taken before the annual NFL meetings that began in Phoenix on March 29, according to the New York Post, which published the photos earlier this month.Vrabel and Russini, who are both married, released written statements to the Post after the publication of the story downplaying what the photos depict.Russini has since resigned from The Athletic, which said it was conducting an internal review.
Newly published photos show New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and reporter Dianna Russini in a bar six years before photos of the two at an Arizona resort in March sparked the developing controversy.
Vrabel, a former New England linebacker who led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in his first season as coach, announced Thursday that he would miss Day 3 of the upcoming NFL Draft as he begins counseling. Hours later, Page Six published the new photos.
The tabloid said the images were taken in a New York City bar on March 11, 2020.
“They were kissing and they were all over each other,” an eyewitness told Page Six. “He had a ring on.”
At the time the photos were taken, Vrabel was already married to his wife, Jen.
The new images were published hours before the start of the NFL Draft’s first round.
What Vrabel has said about the scandal
On Tuesday, Vrabel addressed the media for the first time since the incident, saying he “had some difficult conversations with people that I care about — my family, the organization, the coaches, the players.”
Late Wednesday night, Vrabel told ESPN, “I want to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend.”
The original photos
Photos of Vrabel and Russini holding hands in a pool at a Sedona resort and were taken before the annual NFL meetings that began in Phoenix on March 29, according to the New York Post, which published the photos earlier this month.
Vrabel and Russini, who are both married, released written statements to the Post after the publication of the story downplaying what the photos depict.
Russini has since resigned from The Athletic, which said it was conducting an internal review.
