Athletic investigation finds Russini breached standards in Vrabel relationship
An internal review by The Athletic concluded that former NFL insider Dianna Russini violated company standards by failing to disclose her relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The report found no evidence that the relationship affected her reporting on Vrabel or his teams. Russini resigned in April after photos of the pair at a resort were published.
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The Athletic's five-month review examined 903 articles, 77 videos, 204 podcast episodes, and 25 off-platform appearances by Russini. Only about five percent of her work touched on Vrabel or the Patriots, with roughly a third of those being routine transaction reports. The inquiry interviewed approximately 14 staffers but did not include Russini's
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