Dianna Russini breaks social media silence day before show debuts

If Dianna Russini is going to get anyone to routinely listen to her new “Russini Report” show, she’s going to need some scoops.The disgraced reporter, in advance of her comeback show after her alleged affair with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, tweeted for the first time in six months during the NFL trade deadline frenzy to provide small — but not breaking — tidbits about the Vikings’ desparate search for a quarterback.The Athletic’s ex-reporter confirmed that Raiders starter Kirk Cousins was being viewed as Minnesota’s top target and that the Vikings were working the phones, while adding that 49ers backup Mac Jones’ price was considered too high at the moment.The Raiders ended up trading Cousins to the Vikings on Tuesday afternoon, as insider Tom Pelissero reported.In return, Las Vegas acquired a 2027 third-round pick.

Russini last posted to X on April 2, ironically about the Raiders signing Cousins, before taking an X break while her world got turned upside down.Page Six exclusively reported about a secret meetup with Vrabel at an Arizona resort before publishing photos of the two getting quite cozy years before at New York City bar.Russini resigned from The Athletic in April while never admitting to the alleged affair, and a multi-month internal investigation by the outlet concluded that she violated newsroom standards.Rumors recently started sprouting about her return before Monday’s reveal that she would be partnering with BetUS — an offshore sportsbook — to host a show.Bill Parcells is the headliner on Wednesday’s debut program.Follow all of the latest NFL trade deadline updates, news and rumors on The Post’s live blog.“I spent 20 years chasing the stories everyone’s talking about,” she said in the X video hyping the show Monday.“Now, I get to tell them my way.

Welcome to ‘The Russini Report.’ Every week, I’ll bring you what I’m hearing, why it matters and what happens next.”Russini’s tweet Monday won’t be confus...