Dianna Russini to launch new weekly show on BetUS beginning Wednesday

Dianna Russini will host a weekly live show called The Russini Report on BetUS, premiering Wednesday, November 11 at 12 p.m. ET on BetUS Tv, according to Front Office Sports. The show will feature game previews, guest interviews, matchup breakdowns, and data-backed NFL information, with initial guests including Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells and sports radio personality Damon Amendolara, as reported by People.com. Russini will also pen a regular column for the online sportsbook and serve as a featured contributor to the Nobody's Safe podcast with Jon "Stugotz" Weiner, Front Office Sports reported.

Russini resigned from The Athletic in April after Page Six published photos of her and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at a resort in Sedona, Arizona. Vrabel took a brief leave from the team around the 2026 NFL draft amid the fallout, telling reporters in April, "I take accountability for my actions, and the actions that caused a distraction to the people that I care most about — my family, this football team, the organization and our fans. My previous actions don't meet the standard that I hold myself to. They don't."

The Athletic's investigation, released in September, stated that Russini "should have disclosed to The Athletic the nature of her relationship with Vrabel to allow editors to assess the kinds of stories on which she should have been working," but did not seek to determine whether their relationship was romantic. Both Russini and Vrabel are married to other people. In a People interview, Russini described the last six months as a "nightmare" and said she was ratioed on social media, but credited the loyalty of NFL players and coaches for her comeback, telling People, "The absolute best part of this situation has been the loyalty the NFL has shown me. They checked in with me almost daily while I wasn't working to make sure that I was staying connected to football, to check on me as a person and to just see how I was doing."

BetUS is an offshore sportsbook based in Costa Rica that also has Dennis Rodman as an endorser, and several U.S. states have issued cease-and-desist orders against the gambling site. The NFL would need to approve Russini's press credentials for major events such as the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, and combine, though the league could not be reached for comment about credentialing decisions.

Russini previously worked for ESPN before joining The Athletic in 2023 and is described by Bleacher Report as one of the NFL's most connected insiders. In her announcement, she said, "I've spent 20 years chasing the stories everyone's talking about. Now I get to tell them my way... Every week I'll bring you what I'm hearing around the league, why it matters and what happens next. I'll have guests. I'm going to have opinions. And I'm going to have a lot of fun."

The Guardian noted that this marks Russini's return to sports media after the Vrabel photo scandal, while Yahoo Sports highlighted her partnership with Stugotz on the Nobody's Safe podcast as part of her media comeback.