Dianna Russini, the senior NFL reporter for The Athletic, stepped down amid allegations of an affair with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. In an interview conducted during the 2025 offseason, Russini mentioned Vrab's wife, Jen, a former college volleyball player, and suggested that she could beat him in sports. Both the men and the paper initially stood by her, but she resigned three days later. The scandal has fueled speculation about the nature of their relationship, with photos showing them holding hands at a hotel and kissing at a New York bar in 2020.