Adam Schefter breaks his silence on Dianna Russini’s return to NFL media

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesAfter a number of months trying to avoid the spotlight, Dianna Russini has finally made her return to working in NFL media following her controversial offseason. Russini and Mike Vrabel’s off-field drama led to the reporter leaving The Athletic ahead of the start of the 2026 season, but she has now taken the opportunity to tackle her return alone by creating her own platform.It is a decision that has not necessarily gone down well with a number of NFL fans, who have hit out at Russini for making light of her situation during her opening show, which is being streamed through a betting website.With the former reporter for The Athletic attempting to make her way back into the inner circle of the NFL media, Adam Schefter has shared his thoughts on whether he will be taking her reports seriously.Adam Schefter comments on Dianna Russini’s return to NFL mediaThe response to Russini’s return has not been overly positive, with fans not overly impressed with her choice of topics or platform to stream her show. However, Schefter has admitted that he will still take note of her reporting.“I would treat her like everybody else. I have to verify everybody’s information before I report it, so I don’t think of it as anything different. I don’t think of circumstances like that. That’s me: I’m thinking the way I have thought to do my job, the way I need to do my job, whether it’s Dianna Russini or anybody else doing it,” he told WEEI Radio.“I don’t care who’s doing it. I don’t care who it is: I’m not reporting it until I know that it’s true, period.”“Okay, well, again, I come back to what I say: I do my job and try to. I’ve got enough to worry about with my own problems and issues, and I don’t need to worry about somebody else’s. So I just try to do my job the right way.”Russini has broken some big stories in the past, but the developments involving the New England Patriots’ head coach brought her reporting under scrutiny. Her return is unlikely to be straightforward, but she is still being viewed in the same way by Schefter as before the drama from earlier in the year.Whether fans will ever accept her information in the same way again remains another matter altogether.Read more:Charity reveals ‘very generous donation’ as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding giftKirk Cousins made one key decision before Raiders agreed Vikings trade‘You’re not happy to see it’- Daniel Jones breaks silence on Colts’ trade deadline moves