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Dianna Russini's Husband, Kevin, Urged To 'Take Action' After New Photos Leak

Dianna Russini's husband, Kevin, is being "urged" to take action.

Kevin Goldschmidt, the husband of the now-former NFL insider for The Athletic, is a successful executive at Shake Shack. He has two children. However, in recent weeks, he and his family have been dragged through the mud.

Russini, the former NFL insider at The Athletic, has been photographed multiple times with NFL head coach Mike Vrabel. The photos that have leaked date as far back as 2020. We got some more on Wednesday night, too, as photos leaked of a boat getaway in 2021.

While Russini has maintained that she is just close friends with Vrabel, her husband, Kevin, is being urged to take action.

 ESPN's Dianna Russini photographed for (201) Magazine at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan.
ESPN's Dianna Russini photographed for (201) Magazine at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan. © Mitsu Yasukawa/Northjersey.com via Imagn Content Services, LLC.

Sports radio host Jared Stillman is urging Russini's husband to "take action" and save himself.

"None of your friends will have respect for you," he said this week.

"I don't even know if your family will have respect for you. How could you possibly take her back? She has had an affair since before you got married, which has lasted your entire marriage."

Neither Vrabel nor Russini have explicity confirmed an affair took place.

"How could you take her back? You can't take her back. You cannot do that," he continued. "So again, when it comes to Dianna, Dianna is clearly, I mean, just underneath a mountain of (expletive). Her career is, for the most part, over. She's a national embarrassment. At some point, she's going to have to explain all of this to her kids.

"She's lost the man that she truly loves, and she's probably getting divorced from the guy that, deep down inside, she probably doesn't love and should have never married. But she did that to herself.

"Now, everybody looks at you across this country as if you are the biggest victim. If you take her back, you will be miserable for the rest of your life. I'm convinced of it."

Russini, meanwhile, maintains her innocence

Amid all of this, Russini is maintaining her innocence, as she said in a resignation letter to The Athletic.

"Over a career spanning more than fifteen years in sports journalism - at NBC, ESPN, and The Athletic - I have built a body of work I am proud of. I have broken stories, earned the trust of sources across the league, and been guided by the highest standards of professional conduct. That record speaks for itself," she said.

"I remain grateful to The Athletic and for the extraordinary colleagues with whom I have worked there, for the platform it provided, and for the support you showed me during this difficult time. I wish you nothing but continued success."

Vrabel, meanwhile, has apologized for his behavior, before returning to work with the New England Patriots this week.

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This story was originally published May 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM.

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