Revealed: Dianna Russini set to tell all on Mike Vrabel affair drama as scandalized NFL reporter plots next move

Dianna Russini is set to return to the NFL and speak out about the scandal that engulfed her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, according to reports.

The NFL insider resigned from The Athletic back in April, after the outlet announced an investigation into her relationship with the Patriots head coach.

Russini and Vrabel, who are both married with children, denied having an affair after pictures emerged of them together at an adults-only resort in Arizona.

Five months on, according to Page Six, Russini is considering offers to return to the NFL beat and is preparing to share her side of the story. It's claimed Russini hopes that, by addressing the scandal, she can move on for good.

The NFL insider reportedly turned down a host of interview offers in favor of speaking out 'on her own terms.' The NFL season kicks off on Wednesday night, with Vrabel's Patriots facing the Seattle Seahawks in a rerun of Super Bowl LX. 

The scandal exploded ahead of this year's draft, with further photos appearing to show Russini and Vrabel kissing in a New York City bar in 2020.

It prompted uncomfortable questions about her reporting and the nature of their relationship.

Last week, following an internal investigation, The Athletic found Russini was 'noncompliant' with its standards but that there was limited evidence of bias in her reporting.

The report states: 'Russini's relationship with Vrabel was in clear violation of The Athletic's standards. Regardless of whether the relationship was romantic, it was a breach and should have been disclosed.

'Specifically, when it comes to The Athletic's standards, Russini was noncompliant.' 

Mike Semel, The Athletic's editorial director for standards and quality, insisted he found no 'clear link to conclude that Russini used her platform to help promote Vrabel or help his teams during her time at the Athletic.'

But Semel said there were occasions when the NFL insider wrote 'glowingly of Vrabel that in hindsight are awkward or even uncomfortable.'

Following the investigation, Russini said in a statement: 'I stand by any and all reporting I’ve ever done in my career.'

Russini was a reporter for ESPN covering the Tennessee Titans when Vrabel was head coach, before later joining The Athletic while he ended up with the Patriots. 

Vrabel issued an apology just before the NFL Draft, missing the final day of the event to attend counseling. 

And a recent ESPN report claimed coaches are now 'under surveillance' with people around the league concerned about the prospect of getting caught in a similar scenario.

'All the coaches are under surveillance right now, all the s*** with Vrabel,' an assistant coach told ESPN. 

Another assistant coach told the outlet: 'It's the insinuation; you gotta watch yourself because players, coaches, people are looking at you, like 'Are you in a relationship?'' he said.

'That is the trickle-down effect. Just imagine you've been working all day, 14, 16 hours, and you get to come home and your wife says, 'Hey, did you see this?' …. It creates the perception of, OK, this is what coaches are doing when we're out of town or playing away games.'