As more revelations become public regarding her involvement with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, former NFL reporter Dianna Russini deactivated her account on X on Thursday.
But the reactions to Russini, who resigned from her position with The Athletic, taking this action have been quick.
Dianna Russini Deactivating X Account Brings Lots of Opinions
Russini, in one of her final posts on X, shared the resignation letter she submitted to The Athletic.
Dan Lifshatz of the Boston Handicappers Network podcast had a quick, short response to this news. Lifshatz posted on X, “Too late”.
Too late https://t.co/mJzjdSzPtE
— Dan Lifshatz (@DanLifshatz) April 23, 2026
Podcaster Farzin Vousoughian, upon hearing the news of Russini’s actions, posted on X, “Surprised she didn’t do it sooner.”
Surprised she didn’t do it sooner. https://t.co/BGzT3MQzL6
— Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) April 23, 2026
One influencer posted on X, “As her crisis manager that she should’ve hired, I would’ve recommended to do this probably, I don’t know, April 7th.”
As her crisis manager that she should’ve hired, I would’ve recommended to do this probably, I don’t know, April 7th. https://t.co/WG8LAN60vO
— Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) April 23, 2026
Michael Hauff, Fantasy Football Podcaster with Faceoff Sports Network, had some comments, too, about Russini. Hauff posted on X, “It’s getting rough in these streets!”
Joe Pop, a producer for “The Sit Down With Jeff Nadu” and Barstool Sports, shared an image of Russini’s X account. Pop wrote, “Dianna Russini deleted her account. That can only mean one thing…….we’ve got more pictures coming.”
Dianna Russini deleted her account.
That can only mean one thing…….we’ve got more pictures coming pic.twitter.com/O3QLqJHr6Y
— Joe Pop (@JoePops_) April 24, 2026
Chase Senior, NFL Host and VP of Content Strategy for Chat Sports, posted on X, “Dianna Russini has deleted her account. From a PR standpoint, that needed to happen. It was getting ugly on the X streets. Crisis counselor finally gave her sound advice after botching the initial response.”
Photos showing Vrabel and Russini together have been published by Page Six. There have been various reports about what happened between Vrabel and Russini, but the fallout has been heavy.
Vrabel will be a part of the Patriots’ 2026 NFL Draft work in the draft’s first two days. But he and the Patriots have announced that he won’t be there on the third day.
Instead, Vrabel will enter counseling. Hours before the NFL Draft began in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, Vrabel thanked reporters who were present at a recent press conference.
