Aaron Rodgers opens up on ‘gutless’ ESPN’s poor handling of Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel situation

By admin — In News — September 11, 2026

   ​Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty ImagesPittsburgh Steelers star Aaron Rodgers goes off on ESPN’s lack of coverage of Dianna Russini.Dianna Russini’s alleged affair with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel made headlines during the NFL offseason.Considering Russini’s role as a voter for the NFL awards, this created a massive conflict of interest, and fans fumed at her. While she resigned from The Athletic, fans were still shocked at the lack of coverage from her previous employer, ESPN.Pittsburgh Steelers star Aaron Rodgers sided with fans on this as he famously called out the network’s poor coverage of the situation during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesAaron Rodgers once again slams ESPN over Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel coverageWith Rodgers retiring at the end of the NFL season, it seems that the veteran QB is not in the mood for holding back.On the Not Just Football podcast with Cam Heyward, Rodgers once again took aim at ESPN for mishandling of the Russini situation.“I also said you’re a gutless organization because they haven’t said anything. They spend so much time on certain issues, but you won’t talk one second about the Diana Russini situation.“What just happened? Let’s see — the owner of the Niners elicited a prostitute for $140 in Ohio. That literally was the number one topic when you clicked on ESPN, right?” Rodgers began.He added, “They rotate the same eight stories or whatever they have, but they usually have one story that’s featured – that was the featured story.“So you’re bringing how many millions of eyes to that situation? Why do you want to throw Jed York under the bus? I don’t know.”“But does that have the same effect as a reporter who has intimate relations with a coach who has a vote for MVP, has a vote for Coach of the Year?” the Steelers star concluded.ESPN is yet to respond to Rodgers’ vicious takedown of the network’s choice of coverage during their primetime slots.Either way, Rodgers seems to be on a mission. A mission where he has decided to expose and call out the major media publication’s apparent bias towards certain topics.Read more:Stephen A. Smith weighs in on Aaron Rodgers’ dismantling of Donald Trump‘I’m a big fan’ – Aaron Rodgers heaps praise on Dallas Cowboys QB Dak PrescottMike Tomlin tears into Tua Tagovailoa live on NBC debut during Aaron Rodgers prediction  

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