Former The Athletic reporter Dianna Russini and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel initially made a forceful denial of any insinuation that they had an affair, but images showing the two together in 2020 and 2024 have since made it clear the two were linked together for several years.
Internet sleuths have now unearthed a new piece of evidence: a Spotify playlist created by Russini's account that appears to have been made for or at least shared with Vrabel.
A report from 2023, with the hindsight of the playlist, indicates Vrabel may have even played it during a Titans practice.
Here's a look at Russini's playlist and why some believe Vrabel played it during a team practice in 2023.
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Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel Spotify playlist
Russini created and shared a Spotify playlist with a user named "Mike" on Dec. 19, 2022, FOIAball's David Covucci found. Russini has since deleted the playlist.
Dianna Russini made a Spotify playlist called "TURNIN THE PAGE" that she shared with a user named "Mike" on December 19, 2022.
Which just so happens to coincide with a four-game Titans losing streak pic.twitter.com/IkIdwLUPHi
The playlist, named "TURNIN THE PAGE," was created after four consecutive Titans losses. It didn't help snap the streak, as Tennessee would finish the season on a seven-game losing skid.
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A 2023 report from TennesseeTitans.com's Jim Wyatt revealed, at the very least, similarities between Vrabel's music taste and what was on the playlist. Wyatt noted the following artists were played during a practice on Vrabel's birthday:
"During the practice session, there was plenty of rock and country music blaring through the speakers. Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Metallica and even some old school Styx (Renegade) could be heard loud and clear, along with some Bob Seger," Wyatt reported. "There was also plenty of country, from Kenny Chesney to Luke Combs to even Kenny Rogers."
The playlist has an odd mix of artists in some ways, but it included Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard and Styx, right down to the exact song with "Renegade."
Vrabel may or may not have played a Russini playlist for the Titans, but his taste in music certainly lines up with much of what was on the 2022 playlist as the plot thickens even further in the saga between the Patriots coach and the longtime reporter.

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