Patriots Back Vrabel Amidst Cozy Photos

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where the league meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. The New England Patriots are standing firm behind their head coach Mike Raeble after fresh photos surfaced with NFL reporter Diana Rossini. The two have been spotted looking cozy, but they insist their bond is just friendly. Both are married to other people, and the drama kicked off last week with images from an Arizona resort that led to Rossini stepping down from my age I, athletic. More pictures drop this week, showing them together at a New York bar back in 2020 and at a Mississippi casino earlier this year. Paid 6 and TMZ put those out, fueling the buzz even as the payer calls it all platonic. Raeble opened up Wednesday, saying he's heading into counseling this weekend to be the best for his family, team, and organization. That means he'll skip day three of the NFL draft on Saturday, but the Patriots say their staff is locked and loaded with evaluations done. The team issued a statement Thursday backing his leadership through the pre-draft process,

1:05with exec Elliott Wolf ready to handle picks without him on site. Raeble turned heads last season, taking a four-win 13-loss squad to the Super Bowl, losing to the Seattle Seahawks and earning associated press. Coach of the Year honors. The Pats are making it clear they're riding with their guy through this storm.