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Mike Vrabel and Wife Seen Together Publicly for First Time Since Scandal at Kelce-Swift Wedding

The New England Patriots head coach and his wife Jen were photographed leaving a New York City hotel Friday evening before the ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

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By Free News Press Editorial Team
Published July 4, 2026 at 1:58 AM PDT

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and his wife Jen were spotted in New York City on Friday, arriving and departing a hotel ahead of the wedding of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden.

Page Six posted a video on social media showing the couple leaving the hotel and getting into a car early Friday evening. According to Fox News, the sighting marked the first time Vrabel and his wife had been seen together in public since the coach became embroiled in a scandal involving former The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini.

Vrabel and Russini were photographed together at a resort in Sedona, Arizona. After those images surfaced, additional photos and videos, some from several years earlier, also came to light. Russini resigned from her position at The Athletic shortly after the scandal broke. Vrabel remained at the helm of the Patriots.

Vrabel had just come off Super Bowl LX before attending the wedding. He previously coached the Tennessee Titans and has never coached Kelce, though his presence at the event was not considered unusual given the number of high-profile NFL figures on hand.

The Kelce-Swift wedding drew a wide range of guests from sports and entertainment to Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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