A year after Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini were spotted kissing in an NYC bar, the pair reportedly rented a private boat together — just months before she gave birth to her first child.
In June 2021, the NFL coach and former ESPN reporter rented a boat for two to three hours in Putnam County, Tennessee, a source with direct knowledge told TMZ.
Documents obtained by the outlet show Vrabel and Russini — who were allegedly the only people on the boat — both signed a waiver before boarding the vessel.
The outlet reported that the duo was “cautious about photos being taken” with Russini refusing to take photos with staff, and Vrabel only allowing one photo to be taken — with a request not to post it publicly.
Reps for Vrabel and Russini did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment Wednesday.
At the time, Russini was pregnant with her first child with husband Kevin Goldschmidt, whom she married in 2020. Months later, on Aug. 7, 2021, she gave birth to her first son, also named Michael.
Last month, Page Six released exclusive photos of Vrabel and Russini embracing and holding hands at the Ambiente in Sedona, Arizona, in March.
A spy told Page Six that during the March getaway, the duo had breakfast at the hotel restaurant patio around 10:30 a.m.
Then they spent about an hour together at the pool and lounging in a hot tub, per the eyewitness, before being seen that evening on the private rooftop of a resort bungalow.
The New England Patriots head coach — who has been married to Jen Vrabel since 1999 — and the reporter denied any wrongdoing and said they were joined by several other pals at the resort.
Vrabel told Page Six that the photos “show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable” and said it “doesn’t deserve any further response.”
Russini, meanwhile, said that the photos “don’t represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day. Like most journalists in the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues.”
The reporter was sidelined by the New York Times before resigning from her post as senior NFL insider at the Athletic.
Snapshots of Vrabel and Russini kissing in a New York City bar in 2020 — years before being spotted in Arizona — were subsequently published by Page Six on April 23.
“They were kissing and they were all over each other,” an eyewitness told us, noting that Vrabel “had a ring on.”
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