{"id":1339,"date":"2026-05-27T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:35:48","slug":"my-family-is-great-two-months-after-controversy-vrabel-says-he-is-balancing-football-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My family is great\u2019: Two months after controversy, Vrabel says he is balancing football and family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOXBOROUGH \u2014 Almost two months after the initial photographs of him and NFL reporter Dianna Russini went viral, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said the process of balancing family and football has been going \u201creally good.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy family is great,\u201d Vrabel said before Wednesday\u2019s organized team activity practice. \u201cI love [my wife] Jen. I love the boys [Tyler and Carter]. I love my personal friends.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The last time Vrabel spoke to the media, on Day 1 of the NFL Draft, he stressed the importance of prioritizing his family, noting he would skip Day 3 of the draft to spend time with them outside of Massachusetts. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He returned to the building the following Monday and has since maintained an active presence during the team\u2019s voluntary offseason program. <\/span><\/p>\n

Asked if he\u2019s managed to mitigate the distraction, Vrabel shifted the conversation to his enthusiasm to continue teaching the players. <\/span><\/p>\n

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