More than six other female reporters have allegedly told Crissy Froyd, a 26-year-old former USA Today NFL reporter who was sacked in April after criticizing Dianna Russini on social media, that they have slept with NFL coaching staff members they covered.
Crissy Froyd attacked Dianna Russini on social media after she posted her resignation letter from The Athletic following the revelation of her alleged affair with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
Froyd wrote:
“I’m sure you were told to submit this or that you’d get fired instead. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. We know who you really are and what you’ve been up to for years. It does so much detriment to women in sports who have done things the right way,”
USA Today fired her as a result of her remarks. In the Daily Mail, Froyd wrote:
“I’ve been told by at least half a dozen female reporters that they have had sex with NFL staff and, in one case, a prominent NFL head coach, while they were covering the team,”
“It takes a high degree of trust to make such a confession, so I assume that many other similar stories go untold.”
I appreciate The Daily Mail for sharing my thoughts and I appreciate Matthew London for sticking with me every step of the way.
This is a what I know and what I feel. It feels good to say this: https://t.co/dqwcow1dYn
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) May 31, 2026
Russini has closed numerous social media accounts and refrained from making any more public remarks since announcing her resignation from The Athletic.
