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Evan & Tiki

Vrabel Breaks Silence as Scandal Shifts Focus Back to Football

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A major NFL controversy takes center stage as Mike Vrabel finally addresses the swirling allegations, and his words leave plenty open to interpretation. The conversation dives into what his response really means, how it impacts the Patriots, and whether the situation crosses any professional lines or ultimately fades as a personal matter. From there, the show pivots to some classic sports talk chaos with a Mets lineup literally pulled out of a hat, sparking debate over strategy, accountability, and whether unconventional thinking could actually work. Add in passionate calls about the Giants draft approach and fan reactions to losing streaks, and it becomes a wide ranging discussion on decision making, fandom, and the fine line between entertainment and results.

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0:00.0

I got the lineup Met at a hat game that will play in a few minutes.

0:03.0

We'll get back to your calls.

0:04.1

You want to restart that one?

0:05.1

Yeah.

0:05.4

I got the lineup out of the hat Mets game.

0:07.8

I will play in a few minutes where I've got all the names of the guys I would have in the Mett lineup today. I'm not going to include Soto just because I don't think he's going to be activated. We'll pull those in a minute. We'll get your calls in a minute, but we got breaking news, all right?

0:19.1

The Mike Vrable, Diana Rusini story.

0:22.6

For those that are unaware, I don't know, but we got breaking news, all right? The Mike Vrable, Diana Rusini, story.

0:22.6

For those that are unaware, I don't know where the hell you've been living, pictures of them

0:27.0

at an adult-only resort. In Arizona. Arizona, page six, they both deny that they're doing

0:33.2

anything. Finally, there's an internal investigation by the athletic. Diana Rusini resigns. We have not

0:39.1

heard from Mike Vrable. We have now heard from Mike Vrable. So let's take a listen to the head

0:45.3

coach of the New England Patriots who, of course, was going to be asked about the accused

0:50.1

rendezvous with Diana Rusini. You know, I've had some difficult conversations with people

0:54.8

that I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players. Those have been

1:01.8

positive and productive. We believe in order to be successful on and off the field, you have

1:07.2

to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me. We never want our actions

1:14.1

to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction. And what I,

1:21.9

those are comments and questions that I've answered for the team and with the team. We'll keep those

1:26.3

private and to ourselves.

1:30.9

So it's an admission.

1:32.5

Yeah, well, it's certainly not a denial.

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