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She could have stepped aside quietly. At least that would have signaled contrition and perhaps even some newfound humility.

Instead, she chose defiance, deflection, and self-promotion.

Tuesday on the social media platform X, married NFL reporter Dianna Russini, recently embroiled in an apparent infidelity scandal involving New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, posted a tone-deaf letter announcing her resignation from The Athletic, the sports journalism wing of The New York Times, prompting backlash from X users who blasted her for failing to take ownership of her mistakes.

“I have come to this decision with deep sadness but with clarity about what is right for me, my family, and the work I have spent my career building,” Russini wrote in a resignation letter to Executive Editor Steven Ginsberg of The Athletic.

Indeed, Russini and her career constituted the letter’s main theme.

“You and I have already publicly addressed the recent attacks against me,” she continued, “and I have nothing to add publicly to what we have said.”

By “recent attacks,” Russini meant the fallout from a Page Six story about her and Vrabel published earlier this month. The story included photos of the pair taken in late March at a resort in Sedona, Arizona. Those photos showed, among other things, Russini and Vrabel standing face-to-face with their fingers interlocked.

Vrabel has been married to his wife Jen for 26 years, while Russini is........

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