{"id":893682,"date":"2026-05-17T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/893682\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:03:25","slug":"dianna-russini-looked-carefree-at-nyc-dinner-with-hubby-amid-scandal-with-patriots-coach-mike-vrabel-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/893682\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianna Russini looked \u2018carefree\u2019 at NYC dinner with hubby amid scandal with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former NFL insider Dianna Russini was reportedly soaking it up at a Big Apple dinner with her husband before attending a concert Saturday night \u2013 seemingly unfazed by her bombshell scandal with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.<\/a><\/p>\n

Russini and her husband, Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt<\/a>, appeared relaxed as they dined with a large group of friends at Bourbon and Branch Bar in Midtown before heading to Madison Square Garden to catch Bruce Springsteen, according to the photos obtained by the Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were having a great time,\u201d a witness told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\"Dianna<\/p>\n

Dianna Russini appeared unfazed about her bombshell scandal with Mike Vrabel as she hit the town with her husband Saturday night. Dianna Russini\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were having a blast with a big group of friends. Lots of food and drinks ordered to their table and they were very carefree given everything that has gone on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The diner said the couple sat across from each other and didn\u2019t seem bothered if anyone recognized her.<\/p>\n

The tangled private lives of the former The Athletic reporter and Vrabel were thrust into the spotlight last month after Page Six published exclusive photos of the pair holding hands at an Arizona resort in March.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A witness said the couple sat across from each other and didn\u2019t seem bothered if anyone recognized her. Page Six<\/p>\n

\"Russini<\/p>\n

Russini married her husband, Shake Shack exec Kevin Goldschmidt, amid her alleged fling with Vrabel. Dianna Russini\/ instagram<\/p>\n

Vrabel called the story \u201claughable,\u201d<\/a> while Russini denied any wrongdoing, adding that they were on a group trip, which has yet to be proven.<\/p>\n

Other explosive images<\/a> released by Page Six show Vrabel and Russini \u2014 both married to other people \u2013 appearing to kiss at a Tribeca tavern in Manhattan in March 2020.<\/p>\n

\"Images<\/p>\n

Images released by Page Six show Vrabel and Russini appearing to kiss at a Tribeca tavern in Manhattan in March 2020. \u00a9 Page Six<\/p>\n

The snaps were taken six months before she married her now-husband, with whom she shares two kids.<\/p>\n

TMZ also reported<\/a> that the duo rented a private boat together<\/a> in Tennessee in June 2021 \u2013 just months before she gave birth to her first child that August. At the time, Russini was covering the\u00a0Tennessee Titans for ESPN while Vrabel was head coach.<\/p>\n

The mom of two has remained silent since she resigned from The Athletic <\/a>on April 14.<\/p>\n

\"TMZ<\/p>\n

TMZ also reported that the duo rented a private boat together in Tennessee in June 2021. TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The New York Times, which owns The Athletic<\/a>, is in the midst of an internal investigation on the matter.<\/p>\n

Vrabel, a father of two who has been married to his wife Jen since 1999, brushed off questions ahead of the 2026 NFL draft, calling the situation a \u201cpersonal and private matter\u201d without naming Russini or addressing the scandalous photos.<\/p>\n

\"Vrabel<\/p>\n

Vrabel is a father of two who has been married to his wife Jen since 1999. Getty Images<\/p>\n

He told reporters he\u2019s had \u201cdifficult conversations with people I care about,\u201d calling those talks \u201cpositive and productive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vrabel spent the first two nights of the draft with the Patriots before he stepped away to seek \u201ccounseling\u201d and focus on himself<\/a> during draft weekend.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The mom of two has remained silent since she resigned from The Athletic on April 14. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Patriots have stood by their head coach and said they supported his \u201cdecision to prioritize his family first as well as his own well-being\u201d in a statement.<\/p>\n

The NFL said that it is not investigating Vrabel\u2019s behavior, and he was not disciplined by the Patriots organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former NFL insider Dianna Russini was reportedly soaking it up at a Big Apple dinner with her husband…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":893683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[375,66984,6164,7,6496,117213,838,249,6,119816,526,394,4394],"class_list":["post-893682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-arizona","tag-bruce-springsteen","tag-dianna-russini","tag-football","tag-head-coach","tag-kevin-goldschmidt","tag-mike-vrabel","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-shake-shack","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-the-athletic"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116589822483944032","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893682","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=893682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/893683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}