Patriots Deny Hiring Crisis Expert, Controversy Persists

0:00On April 22nd, the New England Patriots are denying reports that they hired a crisis communications expert to handle the Robert Kraft controversy from. Photos at an adults only resort in Arizona. Teen VPs, Dacey James, told Front Office Sports they never brought in any outside PR strategists, neither for Kraft nor the organization. Earlier reports from Intouch and Yahoo Sports claimed the Patriots pushed the New York Post to kill the original story using a notorious fixer. James sides stepped questions about any direct pressure on the paper, just repeating no external experts were involved. Fans and media called the initial denials two week, leaving room for the story to fester. Even coach Mike Rabel's Tuesday statement didn't fully calm things, as it came after 15 days of buzz in the non-stop NFL cycle. The team's latest move was a surprise press conference for Rabel with limited questions, which ruffled more feathers and felt like a sneak attack. Meanwhile, reports say reporter Diana Rossini quickly got her own crisis expert after

1:04post-contact. With the news refusing to fade after over two weeks, the Patriots are hoping it just dies out before training cam ramps up. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with the story.