Online rumours linked Cardi B's ex-boyfriend, Stefon Diggs with Dianna Russini amid her affair buzz with Mike Vrabel. Here's the fact check.
Senior NFL insider, Dianna Russini, 43 and New England Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel, 50, are currently under hot water. The duo has been making headlines for their alleged hotel meetup and bar date, despite being married to their respective spouses. On April 7, 2026, Page Six released exclusive photos of Dianna and Mike, taken at a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona. Their behaviour and closeness in the photos sparked affair buzz. Just days after the controversy, they found themselves linked to another viral claim involving Cardi B's ex-boyfriend and former Patriots star, Stefon Diggs.
Recently, speculations surfaced on social media that Stefon Diggs had a fallout with his Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel. The fallout theory got linked with Mike's affair row with Dianna Russini a couple of days after the duo's photos from a recent outing went viral on social media. The unverified speculation stemmed from a post by the X (formerly Twitter) account NFL Drop, which claimed that the 32-year-old football wide receiver, Stefon, had once shown interest in Dianna Russini. They claimed that Stefon's developing feelings for the NFL reporter led Mike to throw him off the team. The post could be read as:
"WR Stefon Diggs reportedly expressed feelings of interest towards NFL reporter Dianna Russini shortly before getting cut by Patriots HC Mike Vrabel."
The Stefon Diggs and Dianna Russini narrative quickly went viral on social media due to his recent end of a high-profile relationship with pop star, Cardi B in February 2026 and Dianna being a married woman. After the post claiming Stefon's romantic interest in Dianna surfaced, a fan asked Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, to check the claim's authenticity, with the prompt "Grok fact check this drama." The chatbot refuted the unverified statements, calling them "fabricated satire" and "clickbait" information. It also stated that Stefon did multiple interviews with her, but there was never once a romantic angle involved. Grok's response could be read as:
"This is fabricated satire from a parody account. Diggs was released by the Patriots on March 4, 2026...Reasons: cap space, his age/contract after one productive season post-ACL, and separate off-field legal issues unrelated to her. He did multiple professional interviews with Russini in 2025 on his recovery and role—no reports or evidence of him expressing romantic "interest" in her...The post is clickbait drama with no backing from any NFL source."
Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel made headlines after Page Six published exclusive photos of them on April 7, 2026. The photos depicted the two interacting closely at the Ambiente luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona. The images, reportedly taken during the weekend of March 28, 2026, show the pair holding hands and hugging on a private rooftop bungalow during the evening. The report further described the venue as having glass walls offering panoramic views of the state's famed Red Rock formations. They were also seen lounging side by side in a hot tub and by a pool.
On the same day, Dianna and Mike were reportedly seen having breakfast together at the hotel's patio restaurant at approximately 10:30 a.m. According to the report, the duo spent the entire day together, engaging in date-like activities. The news is gaining particular traction because both are parents, married to different people, and have certain responsibilities as public figures. Both of them have strongly denied the affair claims. Mike described the cheating allegations as "laughable" and stated that the photos show a "completely innocent interaction" that does not deserve any explanation. Dianna clarified that the images did not include the group of six people they were with throughout the day.
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