NFL Clears Vrabel Over Resort Photos with Reporter

0:00The NFL just confirmed they're not launching any probe into Patriots' coach Mike Rabel over those resort photos with reporter Diana Racini. The pick's surface last week, in Sparta Resignation from the Athletic, plus an internal review there. The shots were snapped at a Sedona hotel in Arizona, right before the league meetings kicked off in Phoenix on March 29. Both Rabel and Racini are married, and they quickly put out statements brushing off the images as no big deal. Racini wrapped up nearly a decade at ESPN before jumping to the Athletic last year, where she hosted a podcast in broke NFL news. Rabel's no rookie, he snagged AP Coach of the Year honors last season after going 14 wins and three losses with New England, though they fell. 29-13 to Seattle in the Super Bowl. He won the same award back in 2021 with Tennessee, and he's a three-time Super Bowl champ as a player for the Pats. League rules do stress avoiding anything that hurts the NFL's image, but for now, officials say no further action on Rabel as he gears up for a year.

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