The chaotic story of Dianna Russini andMike Vrabel is still making headlines. It started when Page Six published photos of them together at a luxury hotel in Sedona on April 7. Since then, Russini has resigned from The Athletic and gone silent.
Meanwhile, Vrabel missed the end of the NFL Draft to enter counseling. But before either of them could clean their image, a 2020 Barstool Sports clip resurfaced, triggering even more online criticism.
Dianna Russini’s wild comment goes viral after her boat trip video with Mike Vrabel leaks
The footage is from an April 2020 Barstool Sports ‘Family Feud’ segment recorded over Zoom. During the game, host Pat Cassidy asked Russini, ‘What is something you might close your eyes to do?’
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ESPN’s Dianna Russini photographed for (201) Magazine at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, NJ on Aug. 24, 2020.
Russinireplied, ‘When you have s*x with your husband or wife.’ While other participants laughed, Vrabel was seen on camera shaking his head. The host then noted it was a version of the game intended for kids.
Dianna Russini made a cringey comment about her and her husband’s sex life in front of Mike Vrabel years before Page Six obtained bombshell photos of the pair together at an exclusive Arizona resort. 😬 https://t.co/uKct6CrV2O pic.twitter.com/1HZqwwCYwE
— New York Post (@nypost) May 8, 2026
The clip resurfaced shortly after TMZ published 2021 footage of thetwo arriving at a rented boat in Tennessee. Russini was pregnant with her first son at the time.
However, it’s also not the first time Russini publicly took shots at her husband. Recently, a 2021 ESPN ‘Get Up’ segment has gained new attention, in which Russini joked about her marriage to Kevin Goldschmidt, calling him ‘average’ and jokingly predicting they would be divorced by Christmas.”
With that steamy track record now in full view, many on social media showed no mercy to Russni’s raunchy shade on her husband.
One fanwrote, “Whatever happened here, it is clear that this woman is a horrible wife and mother.”
Anotheradded, “Mid evil woman.”
A third oneclaimed, “Genuinely think this Russini stuff would’ve blown over if there wasn’t COUNTLESS videos of her shaming her husband publicly.”
The fourth oneadded, “It’s probably some sick type of turn on for the two of them when they did crap like this in public without their spouses knowing what was really happening.”
A random X userpenned, “Her husband is enjoying slowly twisting the knife into both of them. Every time they think the story’s blowing over, some ever more horrific tidbit from her husband’s PI drops. I think Vrabel’s job may actually be in jeopardy.”
The sixth oneremarked, “This is really horrible. Every new release makes it worse. Fire Vrabel NOW!”
Anotheradded, “I have never seen a Diabolical woman like her in my life.”
Vrabel has acknowledged “difficult conversations” with his family and the Patriots organization and has committed to counseling. At the same time, the NFL has confirmed it will not investigate him for personal conduct violations.
But with the shocking receipts still dropping one after another, the court of public opinion is in no mood to forgive.