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Vrabel Returns to OTAs, Hints at A.J. Brown Trade

5/28/2026

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Vrabel Attends OTAs

Coach Mike Vrabel will attend OTAs after missing Day 3 of the draft for family counseling, as he announced on May 27, 2026.
He listed OTAs on June 1-2, 4, 8-9, 11 and minicamp June 15-17.
Vrabel noted six absentees, including cornerback Christian Gonzalez and receiver Kayshon Boutte.
He recalled the Patriots drafted six players on Day 3.
He said the team may trade for receiver A.J. Brown and that the NFL is not investigating him.

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Russini Resigns

Dianna Russini resigned on April 14 after Athletic opened an investigation into her relationship with Vrabel.
The Athletic probe examined ethical breaches from a reporter’s off-field contact with a team source.
Page Six published March 28 photos of Vrabel and Russini sharing a breakfast and hot-tub at the $2,160-a-night Ambiente resort in Sedona.
Vrabel and his wife Jen flew to Park City, Utah, for a 24-hour marriage summit weekend after the draft controversy.

History

Historical Context

After the NFL’s 2007 Spygate scandal—Commissioner Roger Goodell fined head coach Bill Belichick $500,000, penalized the New England Patriots $250,000 and stripped their 2008 first-round draft pick—the league adopted harsher discipline, exemplified by the 2012 Saints bounty sanctions. That legacy frames today’s probe of Titans coach Mike Vrabel’s alleged off-field relationship with reporter Dianna Russini.

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Vrabel Attends OTAs

Coach Mike Vrabel will attend OTAs after missing Day 3 of the draft for family counseling, as he announced on May 27, 2026.
He listed OTAs on June 1-2, 4, 8-9, 11 and minicamp June 15-17.
Vrabel noted six absentees, including cornerback Christian Gonzalez and receiver Kayshon Boutte.
He recalled the Patriots drafted six players on Day 3.
He said the team may trade for receiver A.J. Brown and that the NFL is not investigating him.

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