The Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini scandal has refused to die down and every time it looks like the noise is fading, a new bombshell lands. It started in April when Page Six published photos of the then-Tennessee Titans coach and the former athletic NFL insider getting cozy at an adults-only resort in Sedona, Arizona.
After a few days, some kissing photos got leaked, and since then, Russini has gone completely radio silent bydeleting her social media accounts and resigning from The Athletic. Meanwhile, Vrabel took a different path.
He skipped the third day of the 2026 NFL Draft, publicly acknowledged his “previous actions don’t meet the standards I hold myself to,” and entered counseling while trying to hold down his head coaching job with the New England Patriots.
Mike Vrabel
Feb 8, 2026; Santa Clara, CA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel reacts during the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
NFL community was just starting to process all of that. Then, TMZ dropped the biggest bombshell yet involving pregnant Dianna Russini.
Fans show zero mercy for Mike Vrabel’s pregnant boat escapade with Dianna Russini
TMZ Sports reportsthat Vrabel and Russini went on a private two-to-three-hour boat trip together in Putnam County, Tennessee, in June 2021. According to rental waivers and a source with direct knowledge, they were the only two on board.
😳 EXCLUSIVE: Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini rented a private boat while she was pregnant…
Details: https://t.co/zTDRBNyYqw pic.twitter.com/Hyrj5s8kJq
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 6, 2026
Shockingly,Russini was pregnant at the time. Witnesses say the pair avoided being photographed. Russini reportedly refused to take pictures with staff and Vrabel reportedly asked that a photo he did take stay private.
A week later, Russini posted a photo of her husband, Kevin Goldschmidt, at a New Jersey beach with a caption about spending the holiday with “great people.” She gave birth to her son, Michael Andrew, on August 7, 2021.
This wild story gained traction on social media after fans found a deleted tweet from shortly after the birth. In it, Russiniwrote, “Keep looking at my almost 4-day-old son Michael while trying to figure out who are the best Michaels to ever play and coach in the NFL?”
Fans came out swinging on X, with most showing no patience for Vrabel this time around.
One fanwrote, “Vrabel is a menace for sure — this dude really got a chick pregnant but was gonna let the husband do the parenting day to day. That is diabolical.”
Another oneadded, “At this point we need to call Maury Povich and get him out of retirement for one last show.”
The thirdpenned, “This lady’s husband should get a DNA test on that baby — this is evil.”
A random X userclaimed, “I hope her husband sues them both for everything they’ve got. This don’t make no sense.”
The sixth one remarked, “Wow, gone fishing — with a pregnant Dianna Russini.”
This shocking boat report immediately impacted Mike Vrabel’s job security. On the betting market Kalshi, his odds of remaining the Patriots’ head coach for Week 1 fell from 77% to 64% by Wednesday night.
As public calls for his firing grow, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio warned that the situation is “one news cycle away” from making it impossible for Vrabel to coach this season.
So far, Vrabel, Russini, and the Patriots organization have not commented on these latest bombshells.