With each new story, Dianna Russini remains in the headlines, and it seems the buzz surrounding her and Mike Vrabel dying down won’t happen anytime soon. Netizens have been bashing the longtime NFL reporter, ever since Page Six released a set of photos which showed her engaging in alleged PDA, like holding hands and hugging, with the New England Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel. The photos were reportedly taken on March 28, 2026, in a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona, but were made public a few days later, on April 7, 2026.
After the hate train directed at her forced Dianna to resign from her job at The Athletic, she claimed that the reaction to her photos with Mike was sexist. Now, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith refuted her claim.
Stephen A. Smith says misogyny does not apply to Dianna Russini’s photo controversy
According to Awful Announcing, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith recently spoke out about the current hot topic in sports, Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel’s alleged affair. During an episode of his SiriusXM and Mad Dog Sports show, Stephen disregarded Dianna’s initial claims that the reaction to her photos was ‘sexist,’ saying, “I don’t think misogyny applies to this case.” Stephen did not stop here. He added:
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