Mike Vrabel continues to receive support internally New England Patriots. Now, the cornerback Christian Gonzalez spoke about his coach’s controversy with the reporter from NFL Dianna Russini and the compromising photos that revealed their extramarital relationship.
In a press conference last Saturday, the Colombian explained to reporters that although he would not detail the team’s private conversations, he supported Vrabel.
“We’re not going to talk about what we talked about inside the building (…) but I mean, that’s my coach. He’s who I go out and play for. He’s shown what he can do as a coach. That’s my guy, and I ride behind Vrabel at any time of the day,” he said.
#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez on how the team has spoken back following the story around Mike Vrabel:
“We aren’t going to focus on what we talked about inner the constructing… But, that’s my coach, that’s who I exit there and play for… I’m factual in the support of Vrabes…” pic.twitter.com/vEen1l72Pm
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The South American star was not the only one to talk about the scandal. The captains of the Patriots, Hunter Henry and Robert Spillanealso spoke about the controversy, which they downplayed.
“Obviously, you know, I know you guys want to hear everything that’s going on, but to be honest with you, we’re just focused,” they indicated.
“I am focused on what we are doing right now in this building with this team,” they added.
Henry He added that he has “just focused on the guys in this locker room and trying to build it from the ground up.”
Gonzalez, Hunter Henry and Robert Spillane They have not been the only players of New England Patriots in addressing the controversy. The quarterback Drake Maye made it clear that the locker room of the New England Patriots He is completely lined up behind his coach.
Last April 30 Maye spoke with 7 Files Boston (WHDH) and highlighted that despite the controversy, Vrabel He has had a positive impact on the team since his arrival. The quarterback expressed that the players respect his work and appreciate his figure.
At the beginning of April, ‘Web page Six’ and ‘The New York Put up’ They published some photographs in which the reporter appears Dianna Russini together with the coach New England Patriots, Mike Vrabelin swimsuits, holding hands and hugging on the roof of a resort bungalow in Sedona, Arizona.
The scandal broke out because Mike Vrabel has been married to Jen Vrabel since 1999 and Dianna Russini has been united in marriage with Kevin Goldschmidtan executive of ‘Shake Shack’since 2020.
The controversy initially cost the journalist from ‘The Athletic’, but finally the reporter ended up resigning from the sports media.
When the scandal seemed to cool down, new photos appeared on the scene. Images obtained and disseminated by ‘Web page Six’ show the coach New England Patriots and the reporter of NFL kissing in a bar New York.
The photographs were taken in 2020, six years before the scandal over the images in which they were captured holding hands at a resort in Arizona.
Vrabel and Russini They were seen together inside ‘Tribeca Tavern’in the early hours of March 11, 2020.