Mike Vrabel's relationship with Dianna Russini turns Patriots' Mother's Day post into a trolling frenzy

Hutton and Withrow discuss what's possibly ahead in the midst of the Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini scandal.

Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.

And that's when things went sideways.

The Patriots posted their shoutout to Mother's Day at precisely 10 a.m. ET and within a few minutes everyone understood that social media still recalls that head coach Mike Vrabel, who is married to his wife and mother of their two kids, allegedly had a questionable, unprofessional relationship with NFL reporter Dianna Russini, who is herself married and a mother of two.

MIKE VRABEL BREAKS SILENCE ON DIANNA RUSSINI

So what ensued was a reaction. It was filled with snark, disgust, vitriol and probably some truth. And it came in a public forum.

This felt almost like the Patriots begging for folks to troll them. As one reply made the point, it was as if people were trampling all over each other to rush to the comments section of the post.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel stands on the field before the 2026 AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on Jan. 25, 2026. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

People posted AI-generated photos of Vrabel and Russini together on boats, and holding babies that look like the head coach. They posted messages to the team's social media team, advising they perhaps should have skipped the post altogether.

MIKE VRABEL STEPPING AWAY TO SEEK FAMILY COUNSELING

Some even asked the NFL to intervene, as if the league would advise the club's social media administrator that, well, too soon.

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