New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel once angrily called Dianna Russini after thinking she implied he was too fat to coach, according to resurfaced video. Russini, 43, who worked for The Athletic at the time, shared the story in March 2024, during an appearance on the "Pardon My Take" podcast, explaining that some of her recent comments about Vrabelt were taken out of context. "[Vrabel] called me the day after an aggregator took something I said that basically said 'Mike Vrabel's too fat to work,'" Russini said. Russini then clarified what she had actually reported about Vrabel.