Friend Predicts Dianna Russini Will Be Back Working in NFL ‘Pretty Soon’

The 2026-27 NFL preseason is underway and veteran reporter Dianna Russini is not expected to be covering the league when teams take the field for real in September — but that may soon change. The Athletic columnist Mike Silver called Russini, 43, a “really good friend of mine” during a Tuesday, August 25, appearance on the “Tom Tolbert Show,” where he indicated Russini would not be sidelined for long. Silver, 60, worked with Russini during her time as The Athletic’s senior NFL insider. She resigned from her post in mid-April amid an internal investigation related to her all...

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