Mike Vrabel not in contact with Patriots, team says, during Day 3 of 2026 NFL Draft

The New England Patriots spent Saturday at the 2026 NFL Draft making trades and selecting six players, but head coach Mike Vrabel was not in communication with the team, a team executive said.Vrabel announced on Thursday that he would miss Day 3 of the draft to attend counseling with his family. The announcement came amid ongoing questions about photos published by the New York Post showing Vrabel at an Arizona hotel hugging and holding hands with Dianna Russini, who was The Athletic’s senior NFL insider at the time. Russini resigned from The Athletic on April 14.Advertisement