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Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has a message for those who criticize New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former The Athletic reporter Dianna Russini.
Irvin, 60, said people need to look in the mirror and look at their own problems before attacking others.
“We all want to jump into personal life,” Irvin said during a recent appearance on “The Ariel Helwani Show.”
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Former Miami Hurricanes player and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin watches before the CFP Vrbo Fiesta Bowl semifinal against the Ole Miss Rebels at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Jan. 8, 2026. (CFP/Getty Images)
“Dude, if I took a look at your story, I’m sure it will tell me something. We all forget that we’ve done s– when we talk about someone else, and then we want to castrate and kill them.”
The Dallas Cowboys legend said people don’t know what they are dealing with, yet they are attacking Vrabel and Russini.
“Life happens,” Irvin said. “We’re trying to use people in football to be the measuring stick for all righteousness. And then we act like, ‘I can’t believe this person did this.’ It’s a person and people do things. Sometimes it’s not right, but we’re not in their houses.”
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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks during the 2026 NFL League Annual Meeting at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
“We don’t know what they’re dealing with. And we want to sit here and say, ‘Man, they shouldn’t do this.’ You don’t know what they’re dealing with. Get out of there. Leave it alone. It’s none of your business.”
Vrabel married his wife, Jen, in 1999 and they have two children together. Russini married her husband, Kevin Goldschmidt, in 2020 and they share two children.
The couple was seen holding hands and hugging at a luxury hotel in Arizona in March, and photos of their interaction were first published in April. After the initial report, Vrabel said the photos show a “completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is ridiculous.”
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Dianna Russini attends the screening of “A Lifetime Of Sundays” at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on September 18, 2019. (Astrid Stawiarz/WireImage)
“The photos do not represent the group of six people who were together during the day,” Russini said.
More photos of the couple seen together have been leaked.
Russini has since resigned from The Athletic. Vrabel took an indefinite leave of absence from the team during the final round of the NFL Draft to seek counseling and be with his family.
