Person who took photos of Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini wanted 'four figures'

The photos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini that were published this week were pretty surprising. More and more details surrounding the matter are emerging.

Page Six, which is part of the New York Post, published photos on Tuesday that showed Vrabel and Russini together at a hotel in Arizona. The hotel where they were photographed is the Ambiente in Sedona, Arizona, which regards itself as a hotel for romantic getaways. Both the New England Patriots head coach Vrabel and the prominent NFL reporter Russini said the photos were not an accurate depiction of what was taking place. They say the photos made things look romantic, but that the two were at the hotel as part of a small group and had friends there.

Front Office Sports has since published an article about the story behind the story. They say the person who took the photos shopped them to various outlets, including TMZ. The photographer was apparently seeking an amount in the “four figures” for the photos.

TMZ passed on the story and apparently didn’t realize the woman with whom Vrabel was photographed was Russini. TMZ reporter Michael J. Babcock wrote in a post on X that they were debating the ethics of publishing a story about a person possibly cheating on their wife. He added that the photos were not presented as involving Russini.