{"id":1046279,"date":"2026-11-05T06:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1046279\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:24:44","slug":"dianna-russini-is-planning-a-return-to-unknown-sports-media-position-next-week-after-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1046279\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianna Russini is planning a return to unknown sports media position ‘next week’ after scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It sounds like Dianna Russini is nearing a return to sports media, for real this time.<\/p>\n

After months of dubious reports and rumors, OutKick can confirm a report from ProFootballTalk that Russini has sent texts to people around the NFL saying she will announce a new job “next week.”<\/p>\n

It is unclear exactly where she will work, although people around the industry say they have heard it will likely be with a gambling or prediction provider.<\/p>\n

DIANNA RUSSINI COULD HAVE A HARD TIME RETURNING TO MEDIA FOLLOWING MIKE VRABEL SCANDAL<\/a><\/p>\n

No, no, no. That does not mean she is joining Sydney Sweeney at Novig. There are other gambling providers.<\/p>\n

\"Mike <\/p>\n

Split showing Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

For a recap, Russini resigned from The Athletic in April, a week after the New York Post published photos of Russini and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel<\/a> at a resort in Arizona. The initial report prompted other outlets to release additional photos of Russini and Vrabel together dating back seven years.<\/p>\n

In perhaps the most damning development, TMZ reportedly obtained documents showing that the two rented a private boat in Putnam County, Tennessee, in June 2021, while Russini was seven months pregnant.<\/p>\n

The Athletic conducted a review<\/a> of Russini\u2019s work and released the following statement in September:<\/p>\n

“Russini\u2019s relationship with Vrabel was in clear violation of The Athletic\u2019s standards<\/a>,” Mike Semel of The Athletic said. “Regardless of whether the relationship was romantic, it was a breach and should have been disclosed.”<\/p>\n

\"Dianna <\/p>\n

Dianna Russini appears on the red carpet prior to the NFL Honors awards presentation at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2022. (Kirby Lee\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n

Russini could struggle to overcome the negative perception surrounding her relationship with Vrabel, regardless of what type of relationship it was.<\/p>\n

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She also worsened matters by initially saying she was on a “girls trip in Arizona” before meeting Vrabel, but failed to provide photos of the trip.<\/p>\n

So either she lied about it or participated in the first girls\u2019 trip of the social media era in which no photos were taken. We do not see an option C on the table.<\/p>\n

\"Split <\/p>\n

Dianna Russini, left, and Mike Vrabel, right, are shown in a split composite image featuring Russini with an ESPN microphone and Vrabel on the Titans sideline wearing a headset. (Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

In any event, there are more unethical, bad-faith actors in sports media than Russini. Specifically, Jemele Hill<\/a> and Mark Jones still have jobs. Her career should not be over.<\/p>\n

Russini may have to transition to a more personality-driven role, relying less on breaking transactional NFL stories.<\/p>\n

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That said, she should absolutely do a tell-all podcast with “Call Her Daddy” following her announcement.<\/p>\n

Bobby Burack is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It sounds like Dianna Russini is nearing a return to sports media, for real this time. After months…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":927711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6,132882,118034,6463],"class_list":["post-1046279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-off-the-record","tag-outkick-sports","tag-scandal"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117562407032553493","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1046279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1046279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1046279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1046279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}