{"id":331667,"date":"2026-05-09T06:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=331667"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:39:29","slug":"jemele-hill-gives-blunt-tackle-patriots-mike-vrabel-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/jemele-hill-gives-blunt-tackle-patriots-mike-vrabel-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Jemele Hill Gives Blunt Tackle Patriots, Mike Vrabel Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Mike Vrabel<\/strong> and Dianna Russini<\/strong> controversy seems to take a brand new turn every day, and The Atlantic<\/em>\u2019s Jemele Hill<\/strong> doesn\u2019t think that\u2019s about to vary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Patriots are fooling themselves in the event that they think this story is just going to go away,\u201d Hill, 50, wrote via X<\/a> on Thursday, May 7. \u201cNow that it\u2019s crossed over into tabloid territory, they\u2019re not only going to be digging through the crates, but following his every move from here on out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hill\u2019s comment got here as a quote of a video TMZ Sport<\/em>s posted the identical day, appearing to indicate Vrabel, 50, and Russini, 43, meeting up for an tour on a personal boat in 2021.<\/p>\n

Before joining The Atlantic<\/em> in 2018, Hill spent greater than a decade working for ESPN, including a stint as a SportsCenter<\/em> anchor.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>How Mike Vrabel Addressed a Query About Dianna Russini During Presser<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tRecent England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel refused to directly discuss Dianna Russini in his first public comments for the reason that pair were photographed together at a hotel in Arizona. During a press conference on Tuesday, April 21, Vrabel, 50, was asked to comment on Russini, 43, resigning from her job as an NFL reporter for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

TMZ<\/em> first reported that Vrabel and Russini had rented the private boat on Wednesday, May 6, later noting that the 2 took precautions to avoid photos of them together becoming public.<\/p>\n

Because the scandal has continued to unfold, dating back to April 7 when Page Six<\/em> published the primary images of Vrabel and Russini together, the 2 have been hesitant to expose specifics about their relationship. Each are married to other people and Russini was pregnant along with her first son, whom she shares with husband Kevin Goldschmidt<\/strong>, when the boat trip occurred.<\/p>\n

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Russini resigned as The Athletic<\/em>\u2019s senior NFL insider on April 14, while Vrabel issued a public statement before the NFL Draft saying he would miss the ultimate day of the event to attend counseling as he focuses on his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cVrabel has often spoken passionately about accountability being a core principle of his football team, but in providing vague answers about his relationship with Russini, he appears to be dodging what he\u2019s preaching,\u201d Hill wrote in a column<\/a> published Monday, May 4.<\/p>\n

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