The fallout from the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel controversy continues to generate headlines.
Former USA TODAY Sports reporter Crissy Froyd, who was fired for speaking out about the scandal, has now made another explosive claim about the NFL media landscape.
Crissy Froyd Claims Other Female Reporters Have ‘Done Similar Things’ As Dianna Russini
During an appearance on “The Howard Eskin Show,” Froyd was asked directly how many female reporters have “done similar things” that Russini has been alleged of doing.
“There are at least six that I know of,” Froyd said.
The comment came just days after Froyd wrote an article for The Daily Mail in which she claimed multiple female reporters had privately shared stories of relationships with NFL employees while covering teams.
“I’ve also been told by at least half a dozen female reporters that they have had sex with NFL staff and, in one case, a prominent NFL head coach, while they were covering the team,” she wrote, adding that this is “unfair and demoralizing” for the journalists who do things the right way.
When Howard Eskin asked whether she would identify any of the individuals she referenced, Froyd declined to provide names.
“See that’s the thing. My biggest thing with this is that people have asked me to do that and I think I’ve already implied in hypotheticals some things that you should really look into. To avoid any legal dispute, I can’t say any more than that,” Froyd said.
She later added another cryptic remark.
“One of them starts with a J,” she said. “I won’t go any further than that, but just to give you a bit of a tidbit.”
It’s worth noting that Froyd didn’t provide any evidence, so these are just allegations at this point.
It’s been over a month since Froyd lost her job following a social media post targeting Russini. Nonetheless, it hasn’t stopped Froyd from speaking out about what she believes is a larger issue involving relationships between NFL reporters and league personnel.
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Froyd has said that there is a “culture of corruption” around the NFL where some reporters trade “sex for stories.” During the interview with Eskin, she made other bombshell accusations, including that Russini was involved with “multiple head coaches” in addition to Vrabel.
Eskin asked whether other NFL personnel were involved as well, and she replied, “Yes.”
Again, these are simply allegations from Froyd. It’s unclear if Froyd’s accusations are true, but they are the latest twist in the Vrabel-Russini scandal.
The Russini-Vrabel scandal started when Page Six published photos of Russini and Vrabel together at an Arizona resort in April. Both denied any inappropriate relationship at the time. Soon after, Russini resigned from The Athletic amid an internal review, and she maintained that there was no affair.
Vrabel remains the head coach of the Patriots, who have stood by him even after he stepped away from the team on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft to attend counseling alongside his family.
