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An old clip of Dianna Russini asking Mike Vrabel about his wife Jen has resurfaced amid the ongoing scandal between the two. Additional photos of the pair getting intimate back in 2020 and 2024 were released earlier today.
In the clip, which was published during her time at The Athletic, Dianna Russini questions Mike Vrabel about his wife Jen’s athleticism in a manner viewers are characterizing as pointed and overly familiar, including references to whether she could beat him at ping pong and follow-up lines that many are reading as loaded.
Russini smiles throughout, gestures animatedly and touches her hair during the exchange, while Vrabel grins and responds with lines about ping pong and “two volleys” that have fueled further speculation.
An old video of Dianna Russini asking Mike Vrabel about his wife Jen resurfaces amid ongoing scandal between the pair
RUSSINI WAS ASKING HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS WIFE. This clip is absolutely insane
Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini have a one way ticket to hell pic.twitter.com/BrtPuBo5qt
— NYJ Matt (@NYJ_Matt) April 23, 2026
The amount of Russini’s past comments and social media posts that are being reevaluated following the revelations about her and Vrabel are seemingly multiplying daily.
Consistently awful form. Do you. https://t.co/j3uqEj9VLV
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) January 19, 2020
One of the most eye-opening details that NFL fans have learned in recent days is that Russini named her son — who was born just a year after the earlier public photos of the pair were taken — Michael.
Earlier today, Vrabel announced that he would be skipping the third day of the 2026 NFl Draft to go to “counseling.” Just hours later, photos of him and Russini in a bar in 2020 and a casino in 2024 were published.
Russini, meanwhile, resigned from The Athletic earlier this month and did not take any responsibility for the situation, instead blaming the media narrative. She’s yet to make any further public statements following the publication of additional photos of herself and the New England Patriots head coach in seemingly intimate situations.