Boston media at odds over Mike Vrabels off-camera response to Dianna Russini questions

Chirping has a different meaning to some in Beantown.Conflicting reports have emerged about how Patriots coach Mike Vrabel reacted off-camera to NBC’s Phil Perry after the latter asked him two questions about The Athletic revealing the results of its investigation into former reporter Diana Russini’s reporting following the reveal of their alleged affair.“I can confirm when that press conference ended Mike Vrabel might have chirped Phil Perry,” Boston radio host Jim Murray said Thursday afternoon on NESN.When asked by “Boston Has Entered The Chat” co-host Lucy Burdge about what Perry said, he responded: “I don’t know, I just know he chirped him.I don’t think it was a pleasantry, how about that.”Mass Live’s Mark Daniels, who was present for the press conference, had a different interpretation of the interaction.“Vrabel poked fun of Phil for his phone going off the previous press conference,” Daniels wrote Thursday night in a quote tweet featuring Murray’s comments.

“It’s not accurate to say he ‘chirped’ him.He was kidding around.

That’s what he does with the media.”The Patriots’ posted Vrabel’s press conference Thursday to their YouTube channel, but it cuts off right after he answered the final question and exited the stage.Vrabel had to know he would be asked Thursday about the investigation’s result, with the company ruling that Russini had been “noncompliant” with company protocols due to her alleged affair.Perry, a veteran Patriots reporter, asked two questions to Vrabel.The first question focused on whether the second-year Patriots coach had a reaction to the results.“No, I don’t have any reaction to that,” Vrabel said.“We’re moved on and focused on Seattle and focused on the Patriots and focused on getting better this week.”Perry then followed up by asking if Vrabel felt the situation was “fully behind you.”“Try to just say that I’ve moved on and excited about this new opportunity here as ...