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Dianna Russini on Family Cruise After Resignation

Published 7 July 2026

Former NFL reporter Dianna Russini was photographed vacationing with her husband and children on a luxury cruise over the July 4 holiday weekend, marking a public family appearance months after her resignation from The Athletic amid a scandal involving New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.

Russini, 43, was seen with her husband, Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt, 41, and their two young sons aboard the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. An eyewitness described the couple as engaged and family-oriented, noting they took their children to a splash pad, laughed by the pool, and that Russini blew her husband a kiss. The seven-day cruise departed New Jersey on June 28 and returned on July 5, with stops in Florida and the Bahamas.

The holiday getaway follows a tumultuous period that began in late March, when photos surfaced showing Russini and Vrabel holding hands and embracing at a resort in Sedona, Arizona. Additional photos later emerged, including images from a Manhattan bar in March 2020 that a witness said showed the pair kissing. Vrabel was married at the time, and Russini married Goldschmidt six months after the 2020 encounter.

In response to the initial photos,...

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