NFL Reporter Dianna Russini’s Comment About ‘Average’ Husband Resurfaces After Photos With Mike Vrabel

After photos of New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spending time with NFL reporter Dianna Russini surfaced, sports fans were quick to notice their earlier interactions and comments.

While Vrabel told Page Six — who published the photos of them appearing to hold hands and embrace — that the pictures “show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable,” some people pointed out that he and Russini have chemistry.

Both Vrabel, 50, and Russini, 43 — who is the New York Times’ top NFL reporter — are married to other people.

Vrabel has been wed to wife Jen since 1999, and they share sons Tyler, 25, and Carter, 24.  Russini has two young sons with her husband of five years, Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt.

Months after Vrabel was appointed head coach of the New England Patriots in 2025, the two sat down for an interview, which can be seen on YouTube.

“Who’s here after the rumors about these two?” one person asked in the comments, to which someone replied: “Damn this hits different they had chemistry out this world 🤣.”

“So they’ve been at this for a lil minute,” one person said in the YouTube comments, despite Russini also denying impropriety.

“Like most journalists in the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues,” she said in a statement.

Another video went viral after the pictures — showing the pair spending time together on March 28 at a luxury resort in Arizona — were published.

In a clip shared by College Transfer Portal on X from ESPN morning show Get Up in 2021, Russini — who was comparing her relationship to those who overshare on social media — said, “I’m married to someone average. I don’t post a lot about him. If I was married to someone beautiful, I’d over-post too.”

When asked moments later to clarify her comments, she explained, “We’re average together.”

“And you know what the worst part is,” she added. “He sent me a text during that segment — not watching ‘cause he actually works for a living — and he said, ‘Good luck today. Be great on Get Up.’ ”

“So the guy’s got a heart of gold, and here I am on national TV killing him,” she said, laughing. “Look, we’re average together, but he makes me above average because he married me. I am so sorry, I need to really stop killing my husband on television. I’m going to be divorced by Christmas!”