Mike Vrabel acknowledges difficult conversations after photos with NFL reporter published

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that he’s had “difficult conversations with people I care about,” including his family, coaching staff, and players, following the release of photos showing the Patriots coach with longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort. The photos, taken before the annual NFL meetings in Phoenix on March 29, were published by the New York Post. Vrabel and Russini, both married, issued statements downplaying the nature of the photos after their publication. However, Russini resigned from The Athletic less than a week later after an internal investigation was launched at the New York Times-owned sports outlet in response to the Post’s report.

The content of Vrabel’s conversations and their aftermath were not detailed in the article.

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