{"id":2059,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2059","headline":"Dianna Russini reportedly set to return to NFL media next week","dek":"The former Athletic and ESPN insider is expected to launch a new show roughly seven months after resigning amid the Mike Vrabel controversy.","body":"Dianna Russini is reportedly about to re-enter sports media, months after she resigned from The Athletic following Page Six's publication of photos showing her with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at an adults-only Arizona resort in April. Multiple outlets, citing a Pro Football Talk report, say Russini has told people around the NFL she expects to return to the industry next week, with a launch possibly coming as soon as Wednesday, November 11.\n\nThe exact platform is still unsettled. Reports point to sponsorship from gambling operators, with offshore sportsbook BetUS teasing the arrival of a prominent NFL personality. There have also reportedly been talks with Jake Paul's Betr platform and with iHeart. A new X/Twitter account titled \"Russini Report\" has also surfaced.\n\nNot everyone is thrilled about the comeback. WFAN host Gregg Giannotti questioned why Russini would want back into NFL media at all, suggesting she could do pretty much anything else instead. Meanwhile, Vrabel has spent the season focused on coaching the Patriots, but Russini's return threatens to drag the April controversy back into the spotlight.","published_at":"2026-11-07T23:49:20.417156+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dianna Russini Nears NFL Media Return, Bringing Mike Vrabel Controversy Back Into Focus","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dianna-russini-nears-nfl-media-202804187.html"},{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Gregg Giannotti doesn’t understand why Dianna Russini wants to return to NFL media","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/gregg-giannotti-doesnt-understand-dianna-russini-wants-return-media.html"},{"outlet":"Front Office Sports","publisher":"Front Office Sports","title":"Dianna Russini Set to Return to Media: What We Know","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/article/dianna-russini-media-return-what-we-know/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dianna Russini Set to Return to Media: What We Know","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dianna-russini-set-return-media-154833117.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dianna Russini’s next job appears to leak by internet sleuth","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dianna-russini-next-job-appears-164750106.html"},{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Dianna Russini appears set to debut new weekly show with BetUS in return to NFL media","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/dianna-russini-new-weekly-show-betus-return-media.html"},{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"Dianna Russini appears set to debut new weekly show with BetUS in return to NFL media","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/dianna-russini-new-weekly-show-betus-return-media-report.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dianna Russini appears set to debut new weekly show with BetUS in return to NFL media","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dianna-russini-appears-set-debut-180032465.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘All She Needs Is One Big Scoop’ — New Report Reveals Dianna Russini’s Media Comeback Plans Amid Fallout From Mike Vrabel Scandal","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/she-needs-one-big-scoop-200038271.html"},{"outlet":"Awful Announcing","publisher":"Awful Announcing","title":"More details emerge about Dianna Russini’s presumed weekly BetUS show, column","url":"https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/details-dianna-russini-betus-show-weekly-column-guests.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"More details emerge about Dianna Russini’s presumed weekly BetUS show, column","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/more-details-emerge-dianna-russini-234506383.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘This is sad’: Criticism mounts as Dianna Russini makes media return after Mike Vrabel scandal","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sad-criticism-mounts-dianna-russini-022629103.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/43b6b8535146bd68de8f7f00cd3a502fcbf0050dacb4adf483e19549913f6a6d/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsportsnaut_articles_397%2Fc840e109807aa4fe5326901f2b3fae75.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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