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The New York Times came up with a bombshell article on Wednesday about Dianna Russini being a "journalist". In the article, it detailed how she utterly failed the ethics of that profession, not to mention what she's done to her family.

She knew photos of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel had been uncovered days before she told her employers, a new report from her former company says.

Here's a podcast discussing what this all means, and a separate link including the article is in the second link:

http://youtu.be/qQo_GW5Kk2w?si=Yx-ZwfdcATj5gykk

https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2026/06/24/dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-the-athletic/

Jimmy Traina of SI took things one step further, since Dianna was making $800,000 a year, several million behind Adam Schefter:

https://www.si.com/media/do-we-really-still-care-about-the-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-saga

A podcaster from the San Francisco 49'ers mentioned a few nuggets about what devices Dianna had at her disposal regarding certain transactions, including a deleted tweet from 2025 involving a New England Patriots player:

https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-i-received-communication-writer-the-athletic-49ers-analyst-tony-farmer-drops-bombshell-dianna-russini-investigation-nyt-company#key2=3034650

Dissecting the Dianna Russini resignation and fallout over this "infidelity" with New England Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel in Arizona, who continue to stand by with him.

I found it laughable when all of his former teammates none other than Fox Sports studio analyst Rob Gronkowski said, "All they have to do is win."
Different topic, different day.

Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports and Spike Eskin on his X/Twitter account offered some various thoughts on why "Why won’t The New York Times answer questions from The New York Times? Is The Athletic’s investigation of their former senior NFL insider finally a wrap? When and how will Russini tell her side of the story?"

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk thinks she will tell her side of the story (unfiltered hopefully) on Tuesday, September 8. That is the day before the NFL regular season kicks off, ironically involving the Patriots traveling to Seattle and facing the 12th Man and the loudest fans in the NFL as the Seattle Seahawks open defense of their Super Bowl title--of which we recall them dominating the Patriots in San Jose in SB LX.

Will she appear via a podcast--like with Richard Deitsch on his excellent Sports Media Podcast. Or maybe appearing on Awful Announcing with Brandon Contes getting timely guests every week on Awful Announcing--of which they were the first to break the story this past Monday on Linda Cohn's retirement after 34 years on Friday night.

Or perhaps she could appear with her good friend, an exclusive interview with Stugotz on his YouTube channel? I cite these as examples, since her former employer in The Worldwide Leader is not really going to pursue this story with a 10 foot pole.

At least, it's something to think about as the days and weeks go by--waiting patiently either for more news/pics provided by the NY Post, or if TMZ takes a break from covering the Nancy Guthrie ransom notes 24/7 with Harvey Levin breaking in constantly in explaining his side of the story.

https://frontofficesports.com/new-york-times-dianna-russini-athletic-questions/

If she ever does “tell her story,” I believe she will deny everything and take no blame.

More likely, I assume someone (Vrabel, the Patriots, the NFL) has paid her off already to keep quiet.

The longer this waiting game continues, fans could get impatient--especially those in Boston and upper New England.

Point being, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk brought up some points about New Jersey's rather strict texting-while-driving laws.
Also, he came up with a list of 21 head coaches that hopefully will be asked that FaceTime question when training camps open in late July.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/which-coach-helped-dianna-russini-get-out-of-a-ticket

Who knows where this will lead next?

I think she set women in society and journalism back a century with her own career and life actions.