Overview
- Vrabel said he will not be with the New England Patriots on the draft’s third day so he can be with his family and get professional help.
- Addressing reporters at Gillette Stadium, he called the situation a distraction, said he had difficult talks with his family and the team, and pledged to refocus on coaching.
- NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Associated Press the league will not open an inquiry into Vrabel’s conduct.
- The New York Post published photos showing Vrabel and reporter Dianna Russini together in a resort pool and holding hands, and both, who are married, have denied an affair and said they were with a larger group.
- Russini resigned from The Athletic after a New York Times ethics review of her reporting, and InTouch and ESPN reported the Patriots and owner Robert Kraft tried to head off the Post’s story.