Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal

Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini were “all complete each other” astatine a secluded barroom successful New York City — six years earlier they were caught holding hands and hugging astatine an Arizona resort.

As seen successful exclusive caller pics obtained by Page Six, nan New England Patriots coach and nan NFL newsman were spotted together wrong nan dimly-lit Tribeca Tavern successful nan early hours of March 11, 2020.

They sat adjacent to each different while conversing astatine nan bar, astatine 1 constituent appearing to stock a kiss.

“They were kissing and they were each complete each other,” an eyewitness told Page Six. “He had a ringing on.”

At nan clip nan photos were snapped, Vrabel was already joined to woman Jen, while Russini said “I do” to her now-husband, Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt, conscionable six months later. Both stock 2 kids pinch their respective partners.

The sportscaster and nan NFL coach — whose wedding ringing was visible successful nan photos — were “very adjacent to each other” passim nan evening, according to our insider, who witnessed Russini’s legs “in betwixt [Vrabel’s] legs.”

The eyewitness told Page Six that Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 50, were astatine nan “hole successful nan wall” barroom astatine astir 12 a.m. and stayed for astatine slightest an hour, flying nether nan radar.

“They were having a glorious time. They were [giving each other] pecks, a bunch of pecks constantly,” nan root added. “There was cipher successful there. Nobody knew who they were. I don’t moreover deliberation nan bartenders did.”

At nan clip nan photos were snapped, Vrabel was moving arsenic caput coach of nan Tennessee Titans, while Russini was an NFL newsman astatine ESPN, extensively covering nan team.

The newsman posted a photograph of herself connected nan ESPN group pinch big Laura Rutledge conscionable hours earlier her barroom outing pinch Vrabel, joking successful nan caption,” A blonde. A brunette. And a reddish caput locomotion into a bar…..”

Page Six contacted some Vrabel and Russini connected Wednesday day regarding nan photos. While neither commented for this story, Vrabel told ESPN conscionable hours later that he will miss time 3 of nan NFL draft to participate counseling.

He said, “As I said nan different day, I promised my family, this statement and this squad that I was going to springiness them nan champion type of maine that I tin perchance springiness them. In bid to do so, I person committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend. This is thing that I person fixed a batch of thought to and is thing I would counsel a subordinate to do if I was counseling them.

“I person ever wanted to lead by illustration and I judge this is what I person to do to beryllium nan champion husband, father, and coach that I perchance tin be. This is not an easy point for maine to admit, but it is 1 that I cognize will make maine a amended person. I admit nan support that everyone has fixed maine and committedness a stronger resoluteness arsenic a result.”

The bombshell caller pics travel six years earlier Page Six obtained photos of Russini and Vrabel holding hands and hugging astatine nan Ambiente successful Sedona, Arizona — a boutique edifice pinch stunning views of nan Brins Mesa upland range.

We antecedently reported that nan 2 enjoyed meal connected nan patio of nan edifice edifice on nan greeting of March 28, later hanging retired astatine nan excavation for astir an hr earlier lounging side-by-side successful nan basking tub.

They were besides spotted connected nan backstage rooftop of 1 of nan hotel’s bungalows — an area that’s only accessible from nan two-person bungalows, which costs up to $2,160 a night.

As seen successful nan photos, which Page Six released connected April 7, they held hands and faced each other, moreover concisely dancing together astatine 1 point.

Despite aggregate eyewitnesses telling america they only spotted Russini and Vrabel together, nan 2 insisted to Page Six that they were joined by friends connected nan trip, who were simply not pictured.

A root adjacent to Russini claimed she was astatine nan edifice during a hiking travel pinch 2 female friends astatine nan time, while Vrabel’s friend told america that nan coach and pals drove to Sedona for conscionable nan day. They allegedly took nan two-hour thrust backmost to their ain edifice aft spending clip pinch Russini and her group.

“These photos show a wholly guiltless relationship and immoderate proposal different is laughable,” Vrabel said successful a connection to Page Six astatine nan time. “This doesn’t merit immoderate further response.”

Russini added successful her ain statement, “The photos don’t correspond nan group of six group who were hanging retired during nan day. Like astir journalists successful nan NFL, reporters interact pinch sources distant from stadiums and different venues.”

Russini had been moving arsenic a apical sports newsman for nan Athletic erstwhile nan first group of photos was released earlier this month. While nan institution initially supported her, she resigned from her position amid their investigation into nan photos.

“I person covered nan NFL pinch professionalism and dedication passim my career, and I guidelines down each communicative I person ever published,” she wrote successful her resignation letter, which was released connected April 14 and obtained by Page Six.

“When nan Page Six point first appeared, nan Athletic supported maine unequivocally, expressed assurance successful my activity and pridefulness successful my journalism. For that I americium grateful.”

Russini added, however, that “in nan days that followed,” “commentators successful various media person engaged successful self-feeding speculation” that was “simply unmoored” from nan facts.

“Moreover, this media frenzy is hurtling guardant without respect for nan reappraisal process nan Athletic is trying to complete. It continues to escalate, fueled by repeated leaks, and I person nary liking successful submitting to a nationalist enquiry that has already caused acold much harm than I americium consenting to accept,” she continued.

“Rather than allowing this to continue, I person decided to measurement speech now — earlier my existent statement expires connected June 30. I do truthful not because I judge nan communicative that has been constructed astir this episode, but because I garbage to lend it further oxygen aliases to fto it specify maine aliases my career.”

The Athletic’s investigation remains ongoing.

Meanwhile, Vrabel publicly collapsed his soundlessness connected nan scandal earlier this week during a pre-NFL draught property conference astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts.

“Let maine first statesman by saying convey you for your patience that you’ve shown successful a individual and backstage matter — for maine and evidently everyone involved. I cognize that’s not easy for you, and I respect that, and I admit your efforts successful doing so,” nan Patriots coach began.

“I understand I could person addressed you sooner, but it was important to maine I person a speech pinch nan players, which I did yesterday very candidly arsenic we began our off-season program, which everyone is excited to beryllium a portion of.”

Vrabel continued on, revealing that he had “some difficult conversations pinch people” that he cares astir — including his “family, nan organization, nan coaches [and] nan players” — that were “positive” and productive successful ray of nan photograph drama.

“We judge successful bid to beryllium successful connected and disconnected nan field, you person to make bully decisions. That includes me. That starts pinch me,” he stated. “We ne'er want our actions to negatively impact nan team. We ne'er want to beryllium nan origin of a distraction. There’s comments and questions that I’ve answered for nan squad and pinch nan team, will support those backstage and to ourselves.”