“As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend,” Vrabel announced at the time. “This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them.”
It is not entirely clear what treatment Vrabel sought out during his time away from the Patriots, nor if it is ongoing.
Since April, additional photos of Vrabel and Russini have been published, including one that appeared to show them kissing at a New York City tavern in March 2020 — months before the sports journalist married Goldschmidt.
In May, TMZ shared pictures of Vrabel and Russini — who was pregnant with her first child at the time — walking together on a dock before getting on a boat that they had reportedly privately rented for a few hours in Putnam County, Tennessee, in 2021.
Vrabel and his wife share two children: Tyler (offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons), 25, and Carter, 24. Russini shares two sons with Goldschmidt.