"The Los Angeles Chargers referenced the scandal involving Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini when the team released its schedule on Thursday. Teams around the league unveiled their full regular season schedules for the 2026-27 season. In recent years, teams have decided to have some fun with the occasion by announcing their respective schedules through creative videos. Last year, for example, the Indianapolis Colts poked fun at former Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill's pre-game arrest from the previous season. The team eventually deleted the video."
"On Thursday, the Chargers social media team decided no punches would be pulled when they included a reference to Russini's alleged affair with the New England Patriots coach. The video mostly revolves around the video game Halo, with each opponent themed around something from the game. For the Chargers' week 12 matchup against the Patriots, the video switched to several in-game characters racing on a course. At one point in the scene, a sign next to the track read, Next photo dump, 1 mile."
"Then, in the bottom left corner of the screen, a notification appeared that read, NYPost sent you a message. should we REALLY make our schedule release video in halo? yes yes yesyesyesyes yes yes yesyes yes yes yes yesyes yesyes yes yesyes yesye yes yes yes yes yesyes pic.twitter.com/eusK9QmNGd Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 14, 2026 The sign and message were a clear reference to the New York Post's ongoing reporting of the scandal."
"The outlet first broke the news with photos of Vrabel and Russini at a luxury resort in Arizona. Weeks later, the outlet published another series of photos showing the pair kissing at a New York bar in 2020."
Teams released full regular-season schedules for 2026-27, often using creative videos. The Los Angeles Chargers used a Halo-themed schedule video with opponents and in-game characters. For the Week 12 matchup against the New England Patriots, the video showed characters racing and included a sign reading “Next photo dump, 1 mile.” A notification appeared stating “NYPost sent you a message.” The sign and message referenced New York Post reporting about an alleged affair involving Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini. The outlet initially broke the story with photos of the pair at a luxury resort in Arizona and later published additional photos showing them kissing at a New York bar in 2020.
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