New York Post's Page Six published photos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini on April 7, images reportedly taken by other guests at the Ambiente Sedona resort in Sedona, Arizona. Several of the published photos showed the pair in a hot tub or with their fingers interlaced.
The resort's own rules make the episode harder to dismiss as a routine celebrity sighting. Ambiente Sedona limits photography to times when other guests are not included and forbids taking photos in public spaces that invade other guests' privacy. Arizona law also makes it a crime to knowingly photograph another person when that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Michael McCann said the resort explicitly limits photography to times when other guests are not included and bars photos that invade privacy, adding that with those assurances, guests should expect they are not being surreptitiously photographed. He also said the photographs might even be evidence of a criminal act.
The Sedona photos did not arrive in isolation. Page Six later published photos from March 2020 showing Vrabel and Russini kissing at a New York City bar, and TMZ released a January 2024 photo of the pair at a Mississippi casino. The latest images also landed against the backdrop of prior scrutiny of Russini's work, after The Athletic opened an internal investigation into her conduct and NFL coverage and she eventually resigned.
Vrabel addressed the media on April 21 and said he had difficult conversations with his family and players. His comments came as attention sharpened on his absence from the third day of the 2026 NFL Draft. He was present in the Patriots' war room for Day 1 and Day 2, but missed Day 3. Eliot Wolf said the team decided that the time away really needs to be time away, and said the team was not in contact with Vrabel on the draft's third day other than a brief text early that morning.
What started as a set of resort photos has now widened into a story about privacy, editorial choices and how much personal history can trail a coach into the middle of the NFL calendar. The next question is whether the images remain a tabloid flashpoint or become part of a broader legal and professional reckoning.