Dianna Russini
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More than six months after resigning from The Athletic, NFL insider Dianna Russini appears set for a return.
After a report from Pro Football Talk earlier this week said Russini had signaled her return behind the scenes, a follow-up from Front Office Sports pegged her as likely to launch a new digital show in partnership with a sportsbook. After FOS listed BetUS — an offshore operator based in Costa Rica — as the most likely candidate, the company’s X account posted a promo video on Friday touting “a familiar voice, a huge arrival.”
FOS also uncovered an X account called “Russini Report” that promotes a live weekly show airing Wednesdays at noon ET. The account’s description teases “pro football news, injuries and analysis,” and the FOS report cited a source who predicted Russini planned to return to her mantle as an insider.
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Russini stepped down from a senior NFL insider role at The Athletic in April after several photos emerged indicating a years-long romantic relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. Both denied improper behavior, and Vrabel stepped away from the team briefly around the NFL Draft.
A report from The Athletic’s standards editor called Russini’s relationship with Vrabel a “clear violation” of the outlet’s standards and showed three articles did not adequately define sourcing. The report also said that, at times, Russini’s writing about Vrabel was “in hindsight … awkward or even uncomfortable.”
While Russini has significant on-air experience at ESPN and has been a favorite guest across the sports media industry since joining The Athletic, her track record as a host is not strong. Russini cohosted an NFL show at The Athletic, Scoop City, which failed to build a strong audience over two seasons. The new show will test not only whether she can keep breaking news and attract fans after the Vrabel scandal, but also whether she can improve her chops as a host and build a compelling show outside mainstream media.
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