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Mike Vrabel had his first New England Patriots<\/a> press conference of training camp this week, which \u2014 most importantly, of course \u2014 marked his first real time in front of reporters since the offseason fallout involving Dianna Russini.<\/p>\n

Naturally, Vrabel came locked and loaded with a response … just not the kind you saw coming.<\/p>\n

Frankly, it’s not the kind any of us saw coming, but I’ll admit, it was a solid plan.<\/p>\n

The second-year coach showed up to his presser with a dog in hand. That’s right. A DOG. A tiny little dog. It was all part of the Patriots’ “Pawtriots” program, which is now in its second year. Basically, the team opens the first day of training camp<\/a> by hosting a dog adoption event.<\/p>\n

MIKE VRABEL UNTOUCHED BY DIANNA RUSSINI SCANDAL AT FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE OF PATRIOTS TRAINING CAMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Naturally, this worked perfectly in Vrabel’s favor after one of the worst offseasons for a head coach that I can remember.<\/p>\n

Take a look at THIS:<\/p>\n

“Welcome everybody, it’s good to see you guys,” Vrabel said with a smirk to open the 2026 season. “If anyone’s looking to add to your roster at home, we’d love for you to be able to adopt these dogs.”<\/p>\n

Amazing. What a move by Vrabel and the Patriots. It’s called zigging while others zag, and they nailed it.<\/p>\n

Oh, you wanna hammer me with questions about my offseason of infidelity? Fine! You’re gonna do it while I’m holding an abandoned puppy. Fire away, media!<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, it worked! Like a charm, actually. Vrabel didn’t field one question about Dianna Russini, as OutKick’s Armando Salguero noted on Friday:<\/p>\n

It was all football \u2013 which Vrabel deftly handles like Ted Williams did fastballs back in the day.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vrabel was asked about the status of second-round draft pick Gabe Jacas, who remains unsigned. Reporters indeed concentrated six of their 20 or so questions to Vrabel on the Jacas topic.<\/em><\/p>\n

How’s the contract negotiations?<\/em><\/p>\n

How’s his health?<\/em><\/p>\n

Football stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s it. That’s all we got from Vrabel on Day 1 after an offseason that included a cheating scandal with an NFL insider<\/a> that was so bad, it got her fired.<\/p>\n

That was so bad, it sent Vrabel into rehab during the NFL Draft.<\/a><\/p>\n

That was so <\/em>bad, it got Russini’s own employer \u2014 the New York Times \u2014 to write a scathing hit-piece<\/a> on her after the fact.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But during Friday’s first presser in MONTHS, Vrabel came locked and loaded with a dog in the same way players and coaches do with their kids after a bad loss.<\/p>\n

It’s a chess move I didn’t see coming, but one I, unfortunately, have to respect.<\/p>\n

Welcome back, NFL. We’ve missed this sort of pettiness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/mike-vrabel-puppy-patriots-press-conference-dodges-dianna-russini-questions <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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