Overview
- Vrabel told reporters Thursday night that he takes accountability for creating a distraction and will skip Saturday’s final day of the NFL Draft to begin counseling and be with his family.
- Hours after his remarks, Page Six published photos it says show Vrabel and Dianna Russini kissing in a New York bar in 2020, and TMZ released a 2024 casino photo, with TMZ also reporting the Sedona resort images were taken by a vacationing couple who sold them.
- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the situation is a personal matter and does not fall under the league’s personal-conduct policy, so the NFL will not investigate.
- The Patriots said they support Vrabel’s plan and confirmed personnel chief Eliot Wolf will oversee Saturday’s draft operations while the head coach is away.
- Russini resigned from The Athletic during an internal standards review and later deactivated her X account after additional photos surfaced.