Drake Maye voices support for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel as off-field controversy continues to swirl

Mike Vrabel has the afloat enactment of his young prima quarterback.

The New England Patriots caput manager and Drake Maye, successful conscionable his 2nd NFL season, won the AFC and brought the Pats backmost to acquainted territory: the Super Bowl.

The large crippled itself did not spell however they had liked, but astatine the precise least, it showed that Patriots fans apt person their coach-quarterback tandem for years to come.

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New England Patriots manager Mike Vrabel talks to backmost Drake Maye during the 2nd 4th astatine Nissan Stadium successful Nashville, Tennessee, connected Oct. 19, 2025. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

But the squad has deed rather the detour amid Vrabel's contention with erstwhile Athletic newsman Dianna Russini, which led to Vrabel having "difficult conversations with radical that I attraction about" and adjacent seeking counseling.

Last week, the Patriots said successful a connection that they "fully support" their caput coach, and Maye echoed akin sentiments.

"We’re present for coach, we emotion manager and what helium does for us, and has done for america this past year. You can’t talk it into words, and thankfully, he’s our caput coach," Maye told WHDH-TV successful Boston.

"We cognize he’s dealing with immoderate worldly disconnected the tract and retired of the coaching world, but we’re present for him and I cognize he’s gonna travel back."

Head manager Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots speaks with backmost Drake Maye during the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Mass., connected Sept. 7, 2025. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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The ungraded began aboriginal this period erstwhile helium and Russini were photographed unneurotic astatine a Sedona, Arizona, backstage edifice holding hands and lying beside each different astatine a pool.

Since then, photos person surfaced from 2020 showing Vrabel and Russini kissing astatine a barroom successful New York City. The pictures exclusively obtained by the New York Post were taken successful the aboriginal hours of March 11, 2020.

Russini reportedly joined Kevin Goldschmidt, her hubby and a Shake Shack executive, six months aft the photos were snapped. Goldschmidt and Russini besides stock 2 children. 

Vrabel has been joined to his wife, Jen, since 1999, and they stock 2 sons together. In the pictures, Vrabel’s wedding set is disposable connected his near manus portion conversing with Russini. At the time, Russini was with ESPN, portion Vrabel was coaching the Tennessee Titans.

Dianna Russini, left, and Mike Vrabel, right, are shown successful a divided composite representation featuring Russini with an ESPN microphone and Vrabel connected the Titans sideline wearing a headset. (Imagn Images)

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Both initially denied immoderate wrongdoing, but Russini has since resigned and is the taxable of an probe by her erstwhile employer.

Fox News' Scott Thompson and OutKick's Armando Salguero contributed to this report.

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