Patriots' Mike Vrabel won't attend team's pre-draft presser after photos with NFL reporter emerge: report

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel volition reportedly skip the team’s pre-draft property league this week arsenic a spotlight connected his narration with NFL newsman Dianna Russini has gotten brighter.

The NFL is much than a week distant from welcoming successful the adjacent harvest of assemblage shot endowment into the league. The Patriots person the No. 31 prime successful the archetypal round, which begins connected April 23.

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New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel speaks to reporters astatine the NFL yearly meetings successful Phoenix connected March 31, 2026. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

ESPN reported that Vrabel isn’t expected to speech to reporters until the draft. Patriots enforcement Eliot Wolf volition clasp the pre-draft quality league astatine 2 p.m. ET connected Monday.

Photos emerged successful Page Six past week showing Vrabel and Russini getting questionably adjacent astatine an Arizona resort. While The Athletic initially defended Russini, sources acquainted with the substance told Fox News Digital that the writer was being investigated.

"After Page Six reached retired to Dianna for remark connected Tuesday, The Athletic immediately began an investigation. While the evident behaviour successful the photos raised questions for Steven and enactment astatine The Athletic, an archetypal reappraisal suggested the images provided lacked context, specifically the beingness of a larger radical of friends," a root said.

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel speaks during the 2026 NFL Annual League Meeting astatine the Arizona Biltmore successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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"New details from the Page Six study and accusation from the probe raised further concerns that are present being further reviewed. The probe is ongoing."

The root added Russini's sum is being reviewed, which is expected to instrumentality time, and she volition not beryllium reporting for the outlet successful the meantime.

The New York Times declined to comment.

The photos showed Vrabel and Russini holding hands and hugging connected the extortion of the Sedona resort.

Vrabel defended himself successful a connection to Page Six.

Dianna Russini attends the 2026 Fanatics Super Bowl Party astatine Pier 48 successful San Francisco, California, connected Feb. 7, 2026. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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"These photos amusement a wholly guiltless interaction, and immoderate proposition different is laughable. This doesn’t merit immoderate further response," helium said.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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