Dianna Russini calls herself a hero for women as she completely ignores what she did wrong
Sportswriter Dianna Russini wants you to know something about her alleged affair with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and her departure from the Athletic.In short: She’s the victim.From afar, I have always had deep respect for Russini.
She is obviously a hard worker and a formidable force within the pro football universe.More than anything, she comes across as a mouthy, ball-busting Jersey girl, who thrives on calling out nonsense.But all that personality was missing in her ridiculous People interview meant to promote her big return to the fold with her new show, “The Russini Report” on BetUS Tv.It was soft.
It was toothless.It was lacking in self-awareness.
It was gar-bage.Russini takes no responsibility for her actions.She doesn’t address the fact that maybe she acted unethically with a source.
Instead, she says she’s an inspiration for women everywhere — by ignoring the whole scandal and moving on to a new job..“I really hope that I can be someone other women see: you can pick yourself up, get back in there and not be afraid,” she said told the magazine.Last year, all hell broke loose after Page Six published photos of her and Vrabel getting cozy at a swanky couples retreat in Arizona.The NFL Insider said that nothing had happened between the pair, who are married to other people.
Even as more incriminating photos of them emerged.Russini resigned from The Athletic because she had “no interest in submitting to a public inquiry,” she wrote at the time.She was defiant.
She was also dodging accountability.And anyone reading the People article would have thought her sidelining was something that just randomly happened to her, not something she actually took part in.It was as if she was just walking down the street and was mowed down by an out of control affair accusation that put her on injured reserve.
And according to her, the NFL treated her scandal like she had a bad flu.They check on her nonstop, one player texts her at 5 a.m.
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