Tag: Dianna Russini

"ESPN is really scared. Because I can speak up and speak my mind. That McAfee thing [appearance] rattled their feathers."

"Russini's side of the story will be a giant spotlight for whomever her next employer is."

"Adam Schefter is for sure exchanging something to get his inside source. Russini just exchanged her body."

"Front Office Sports reported that Russini is already engaging in conversations about a return to sports media sooner than later."

"The Athletic has to own this. They have to own that one of their highest-paid employees seems like, sounds like, feels like, was banging an NFL head coach who's married."

"Russini’s relationship with Vrabel was in clear violation of The Athletic’s standards. Regardless of whether the relationship was romantic, it was a breach and should have been disclosed."

"Worked with her at the Athletic for too short of a time, unfortunately. Really proud of the journalism we did together. Honestly, just really bummed that we don't get to continue it because we worked really well together."

"What are the networks doing? You have literally an individual that maybe used to work at ESPN that covers our league at the highest level. And there's a major scandal, and it's just like nobody can fu**ing talk about it. What are we doing?"

"Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel reportedly worked together to coordinate their responses to The Post. Rather than calling her direct bosses first, The Times states she reached out to New York Times Company CEO Meredith Kopit Levien."

"We can mock how she got the story. We know what her source was, but at the end of the day she got it. She lost her job over it, but it's her story."