{"id":315694,"date":"2026-04-09T04:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315694"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:41:25","slug":"dianna-russini-shared-photos-of-husband-before-vrabel-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/dianna-russini-shared-photos-of-husband-before-vrabel-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianna Russini Shared Photos of Husband Before Vrabel Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NFL insider <strong>Dianna Russini<\/strong> posted an Instagram carousel of photos together with her husband and children just weeks before pictures emerged of her with Recent England Patriots head coach <strong>Mike Vrabel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife recently before it gets whackier,\u201d she wrote within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVpNR0lANP4\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caption<\/a> on March 8 alongside photos of her kids and husband, <strong>Kevin Goldschmidt<\/strong>. \u201cHere comes Marchhhhh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/07\/celebrity-news\/new-england-patriots-mike-vrabel-and-top-ny-times-nfl-reporter-dianna-russini-hold-hands-and-hug-at-luxury-hotel\/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&#038;utm_source=message_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Page Six<\/em><\/a> published a series of photos on Tuesday, April 7, showing Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 50, spending time together. In a single photo, they could be seen clutching one another\u2019s hands and in one other, their arms are wrapped around one another.<\/p>\n<p>Each individuals have downplayed the controversy across the photos, which were reportedly taken two weeks ago at a luxurious resort in Sedona, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese photos show a totally innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable,\u201d Vrabel told Page Six on Tuesday. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t deserve any further response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe photos don\u2019t represent the group of six individuals who were hanging out in the course of the day,\u201d Russini added to the outlet. \u201cLike most journalists within the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4303278\" style=\"width: 806px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:127.14285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Dianna Russini\u2019s husband, Kevin Goldschmidt, and their kids<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dianna Russini\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Athletic<\/em>, which Russini writes for, also released an announcement to defend their reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were public interactions in front of many individuals,\u201d executive editor <strong>Steven Ginsberg<\/strong> said in an announcement. \u201cDianna is a premier journalist covering the NFL and we\u2019re proud to have her at <em>The Athletic<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mike-Vrabel-Discussed-Work-Life-Balance-Weeks-Before-Dianna-Russini-Controversy.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Mike Vrabel Discussed Work Life Balance Weeks Before Dianna Russini Controversy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mike-Vrabel-Discussed-Work-Life-Balance-Weeks-Before-Dianna-Russini-Controversy.jpg?quality=40&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mike Vrabel Discussed Work-Life Balance Before Dianna Russini Controversy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRecent England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel discussed how he balances skilled and private commitments shortly before controversial pictures emerged of him with NFL insider Dianna Russini. During a February 25 press conference, Vrabel, 50, was asked concerning the importance of giving equal time and a spotlight to life outside of football.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s probably gotten higher,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for Vrabel and Russini for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel shares two children with <strong>Jen<\/strong>, his wife of 25 years. Russini and Goldschmidt, also share two kids.<\/p>\n<p>Russini reflected on her marriage to Goldschmidt in a 2022 post via Instagram.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You will have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201c2 years today was the perfect day of my life \u2014 after I married Kev in front of our family and dozens of friends over Zoom,\u201d Russini wrote, recalling her wedding, which took place in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cIt\u2019s you and only you, for me, perpetually.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Patriots-Head-Coach-Mike-Vrabel-Faces-Criticism-for-His-Response-to-Stefon-Diggs-Strangulation-Charges.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel Faces Criticism for His Response to Stefon Diggs Strangulation Charges\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Patriots-Head-Coach-Mike-Vrabel-Faces-Criticism-for-His-Response-to-Stefon-Diggs-Strangulation-Charges.jpg?quality=40&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Patriots Head Coach Faces Criticism for Response to Stefon Diggs Charges<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRecent England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed the strangulation and assault charges against his wide receiver Stefon Diggs \u2014 but not everybody was thrilled together with his response. \u201cI&#8217;d say not disappointing in any respect. These are allegations,\u201d Vrabel, 50, told reporters on Wednesday, December 31.\u00a0 Along with the claims made against Diggs, 32, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jen opened as much as ESPN in a 2019 interview about how she and Mike balance family life with the demanding schedule of an NFL head coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFridays are all the time our nights because now we have a teenage son that doesn\u2019t want to hang around with Mom and Dad, so he goes to highschool football games,\u201d Jen said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun. He\u2019s normally home earlier, and we grab dinner. When he coached in college, he really didn\u2019t have an evening like that, so we cherish that night. It was the identical when he played. Fridays were all the time the perfect. It became like a date night or family night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL insider Dianna Russini posted an Instagram carousel of photos together with her husband and children just weeks before pictures emerged of her with Recent England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. \u201cLife recently before it gets whackier,\u201d she wrote within the caption on March 8 alongside photos of her kids and husband, Kevin Goldschmidt. \u201cHere [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":315695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[50384,1061,2207,746,50385,2533,19799],"class_list":["post-315694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dianna","tag-drama","tag-husband","tag-photos","tag-russini","tag-shared","tag-vrabel"],"aioseo_notices":[{"message":"The permalink for this post just changed! 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