NFL will not investigate Mike Vrabel over resort photos with reporter Dianna Russini: report

Dan Dakich goes off on Dianna Russini resigning from The Athletic following the leaked photos scandal with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will not be investigated by the league for a potential violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy after he and top NFL reporter Dianna Russini were photographed together at an exclusive Arizona resort, prompting questions about their relationship.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told ESPN in an exclusive report detailing the allegations against Russini and Vrabel, both of whom are married to different people, that the second-year Patriots coach will not be looked at by the league. 

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel looks on during the first half against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 21, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/ Imagn Images)

"NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league is not reviewing Vrabel's behavior as part of the league's personal conduct policy, which states players, coaches and executives are required to avoid ‘conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League,’" ESPN’s reported. 

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Photos published by the New York Post’s Page Six earlier this month showed Vrabel and Russini, who at the time worked at The Athletic, at an intimate adults-only resort in Arizona during the NFL league meetings. The two were seen hugging, holding hands, and sitting poolside in swimsuits.

The hotel was two hours from where the league meetings were taking place. 

Russini and Vrabel both denied any wrongdoing. Russini argued that there were several others "hanging out during the day" who were not captured in the photographs. Vrabel