Police bodycam footage appeared to refute a claim made by former NFL reporter Dianna Russini earlier this year about what she did to get out of a traffic ticket.Russini, whose relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel led to her resigning from her role with The Athletic in April, said on the "Stugotz and Company" show back in February that she FaceTimed the NFL coach, though she didn't drop the name, of the officer's favorite team after being pulled over for being on her phone.It was a story that came up again during the New York Times' deep dive into the Russini-Vrabel controversy, and now police bodycam footage has confirmed that wasn't the case.However, she did name-drop a coach.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMESPN reporter Dianna Russini looks on during the NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sept.
16, 2018.(Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire)The footage went just over seven minutes long, as Russini was stopped in Ridgewood, New Jersey, for using her phone while driving.
Not only did a FaceTime never happen, but no call at all occurred during the exchange between Russini and the officer.What did occur, though, was Russini showing the officer texts she had been having with Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, and she showed the officer her phone with the texts on it.DIANNA RUSSINI PULLED PATHETIC MOVE WITH AN OFFICER TO GET OUT OF A TICKET, AND IT SHOULD HAVE THE NFL NERVOUS"I'm an NFL reporter, and I just broke that Seam McDermott got fired from the Bills," Russini told the officer almost immediately, understanding why she was being pulled over."I was gonna pull over because I have to make calls.
I know you don't care, but I'm just letting you know my reason why.It was a work thing and it was an emergency for what I do."McDermott was fired the morning of Jan.
19, which was the date shown on the bodycam footage, after the Bills' AFC Divisional Round loss...