Aaron Rodgers Slams ‘Gutless’ ESPN Over Lack of Coverage of Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel Scandal

NFL star Aaron Rodgers did not mince words when he slammed ESPN over its lack of coverage of former journalist Dianna Russini‘s alleged affair with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.

“I also said you’re a gutless organization because they haven’t said anything,” Rodgers, 42, said during his Thursday, September 10, appearance on the Not Just Football with Cam Heyward show. “They spend so much time on certain issues but you won’t talk one second on the Dianna Russini situation.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback went on to explain that ESPN reported on San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York‘s prostitution scandal on the front page of its website, but failed to acknowledge the scandal involving Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 51.

“They will rotate the eight stories or whatever they have but they usually have like the one story that’s featured,” Rodgers continued. “That was the featured story. So you bring in how many millions of eyes to that situation. Why do you want to throw Jed York under the bus? I don’t know. But does that have the same effect as a reporter who’s, you know, has intimate relations with a coach, who has a vote for MVP, has a vote for coach of the year. I don’t know if she’s on the Hall of Fame [voting committee] or not but there’s voting stuff.”

As Globe previously reported, Russini resigned from her position at The Athletic after photos of a seemingly intimate moment with Vrabel surfaced. Both parties were married at the time.

The photos, originally obtained by Page Six in April, show Vrabel and Russini getting cozy at a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona.

Both Vrabel and Russini downplayed the interaction, with the coach calling it “completely innocent.”

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