New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel yet gave a connection addressing the photos published by Page Six of himself and NFL newsman Dianna Russini at a luxury edifice successful Arizona.
Vrabel, who is married, said to reporters astir nan ungraded connected Tuesday aft Russini resigned from her occupation astatine nan Athletic.
Read Mike Vrabel’s full statement.
Let maine first statesman by saying convey you for your patience that you’ve shown successful a individual and backstage 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.
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 isolated of.
I besides don’t want to return distant from nan draft. This is an important clip for us, our statement and nan excitement and joyousness that those players are gonna person that we bring connected our shot team. They’re starting an astonishing journey, 1 that should beryllium celebrated arsenic we invited them onto our team.
With that being said, I’ve had immoderate difficult conversations pinch group that I attraction astir — my family, nan organization, nan coaches, nan players. Those person been affirmative and productive.
We judge successful bid to beryllium successful, you person to make bully decisions. That includes me. That starts pinch me. 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 squad will support those backstage and to ourselves.
I attraction profoundly astir this shot squad and I’m excited to coach them. I besides cognize that I’m gonna onslaught each time pinch humility and focus.”
And what I tin committedness you is my family, this organization, this team, nan staff, nan coaches, everybody, our fans astir importantly, will get nan champion type of maine going forward. And that’s what I cognize and I’m excited to do that.
I wanted to reside this and convey you for your patience and dealing pinch nan backstage and individual matter. Thank you.