Photos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini holding hands at luxury hotel spark hilarious viral finger-linking trend

Photos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini interlacing their fingers together astatine a luxury hotel has spawned a societal media inclination poking nosy astatine their interaction.

Page Six exclusively obtained photos of nan New England Patriots caput coach and the apical NFL newsman holding hands and hugging 2 weekends ago at nan Ambiente successful Sedona, Arizona. Vrabel told america nan relationship was “completely innocent,” while Russini told america they were successful a group of six group “hanging retired during nan day.”

Barstool Sports’ “The Yak” podcast hosts Big Cat and Kate hilariously interlocked their fingers for an outdoor image to recreate Vrabel and Russini’s pose connected Wednesday’s episode.

“See, that’s for illustration normal,” Big Cat joked. “That’s wholly normal. What nan f–k, guys.”

“We do this each nan time,” he added, while Kate cracked, “That’s 2 friends talking ball.”

Big Cat explained nan photos to their chap podcast hosts, sharing that he and Kate wanted to trial retired nan airs for themselves to spot if it felt awkward, and admitted it felt “weird.”

“It’s tough,” Kate commented.

They besides copied nan airs while sitting astatine a table and looking astatine each other.

Big Cat besides joked connected X, “Sometimes you extremity up connected a backstage rooftop successful a beautiful mounting pinch interlocked fingers. Just friends interlocking fingers. I interlock pinch my boys each nan time. Hey wanna fastener up existent quick? S—t for illustration that. Normal things of that nature.”

Writer and shaper Mark Blutman besides interlaced his fingers pinch character Jerry O’Connell for a funny pic, sharing connected X, “New socially accepted friendly behaviour betwixt friends has been unlocked. People free to digit fastener without shame.”

Social media has been poking nosy astatine nan viral photos of Vrabel and Russini, pinch one X personification joking, “She was astir apt explaining immoderate caller property crystal bulls—t aliases Vrabel was possibly demonstrating walk blocking techniques this is simply a perfectly normal interaction.”

A Page Six spy told america that nan brace — some joined to different group — had meal connected nan patio of nan edifice edifice astir 10:30 a.m. connected March 28 earlier spending a leisurely hr aliases truthful together astatine nan excavation and lounging side-by-side successful a basking tub.

Photos show nan 2 hugging astatine sunset connected a backstage rooftop of 1 of nan hotel’s bungalows, and interlocking their fingers together arsenic they stood face-to-face. The spy said they saw nan brace concisely creation together.

Three different eyewitnesses told america that they did not spot anyone other pinch Vrabel, 50, and Russini, 43.

But successful a connection Vrabel told us: “These photos show a wholly guiltless relationship and immoderate proposal different is laughable. This doesn’t merit immoderate further response.”

And Russini said: “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.”