Documents Show Pregnant Dianna Russini Waived Risks for Boat Trip with Mike Vrabel in 2021

TMZ Sports obtained documents this week showing that New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and former NFL reporter Dianna Russini signed a waiver for a private boating trip during her pregnancy in 2021. The report adds that Vrabel and Russini were the only two people on board for the two-to-three-hour excursion.

On Thursday, the outlet obtained video and photos of the two on a dock in Putnam County, Tennessee.

According to the report, Russini gave birth to her first child with her husband, Kevin, later that summer. She was about six to seven months pregnant during the boating trip with Vrabel.

The report states that staffers at the company were specifically asked not to share photos from the outing because Coach Vrabel wanted to enjoy a private weekend. Vrabel posed for a photo with employees, but Russini declined.

Earlier this month, photos showed Russini and Vrabel hugging and holding hands at a private adults-only resort in Arizona. Both downplayed the gathering as random and platonic.

Additional photos have since emerged of the two gambling at a casino in 2024 and appearing to kiss at a bar in 2020.

Russini resigned from The Athletic in April following an internal investigation into her conduct related to the photos. Vrabel missed the third day of the NFL Draft for what was described as counseling.

Vrabel is still expected to coach the Patriots this season. OutKick founder Clay Travis joked in response to the latest video that the story feels like it will never end.

On Wednesday, OutKick reached out to Russini personally and to Vrabel’s agent for comment on documents related to the alleged boating trip. Neither responded.