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Patriots’ Mike Vrabel to Seek Counseling, Miss Day 3 of NFL Draft

The decision places Day 3 control with personnel bosses Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden.

Mike Vrabel won't be with the Patriots on Saturday.
An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini in a hot tub, Image 2 shows Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini holding hands, Image 3 shows Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel
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Overview

  • Vrabel, who disclosed Wednesday night he will start counseling this weekend, will be away for the final day of the draft and plans to stay in contact with the team.
  • Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden will run the Patriots’ draft room on Saturday, when eight of New England’s 11 selections are scheduled in rounds 4 through 7.
  • The move follows early April tabloid photos that showed Vrabel and reporter Dianna Russini together at a Sedona resort, with Page Six later publishing breakfast images that did not show others present.
  • The NFL said last weekend it is not opening a personal-conduct investigation into Vrabel related to the photos.
  • Dianna Russini resigned from The Athletic on April 14 during a standards review that the outlet says will continue, focusing on rules about conflicts or the appearance of conflicts with reporting subjects.