​How Dianna Russini approached Mike Vrabel scandal in new show appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Dianna Russini hinted at the scandal involving herself and Mike Vrabel during the start of her new show and stepback into sports media after several months.On the tail end of the NFL trade deadline, the former The Athletic NFL insider thrust herself back into the mic in her new show, The Russini Report. At the top of the show, she hinted at the reason why fans have not been able to hear her opinions about the 2026-2027 NFL season due to her alleged affair with the New England Patriots coach. She doubled down on prioritizing her family lately during this time.“Over the last few months, I have had a lot of time to think about my life and my priorities and the person I want to be moving forward and being home in New Jersey with my husband and our two little boys and being truly present,” Russini said.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)She then hinted at the support she received in the past few months, most likely in connection to the scandal.“It gave me so much perspective that I didn’t even know I needed. I’ve also had a lot of long conversations with people all around football. You know, some were about the game, and others were just about life to the people who picked up the phone and checked in and offered both encouragement and honest advice, from the bottom of my heart, thank you,” she added.The former ESPN reporter revealed that the support she received aided in her wanting go back to sports media and that her passion has “never been stronger.”“Those conversations helped me find my way back to the work I love and back to myself, right here, hosting the show,” she continued.While she did not mention Vrabel and only alluded to the scandal with the support she has received, the odds that she will be bringing up more details are slim. The show’s official X account responded to a post about a fan inquiring about learning more about the scandal on the show.“We’re adding a football show, not a rumor mill. Dianna’s here to talk football. That’s the play,” the show’s account responded to a fan on X in a since-deleted post, according to the New York Post.Russini left her job at The Athletic back in April following the Mike Vrabel scandal when Page Six published photos of her and the New York Patriots head coach at a luxury resort in Arizona. Following the initial photos, other alleged meetings between the two over the years have come to light, such as hanging out at a casino following Vrabel’s Tennessee Titans firing, allegedly kissing at an NYC bar in 2020, renting out a boat, and more.At this time, Vrabel has not spoken about Russini’s return to sports media.New episodes of The Russini Report will stream live on the BetUS TV website and the official The Russini Report X account.Related: Warriors’ Stephen Curry defends Ayesha Curry with brutally honest messa