Sure - and I understand why they fired her, out of concern for bias and journalistic integrity (and yes that still does matter for some outlets even in a day and age where corporate/political influences seek to control what you know)
I think the case that she helped push Julio Jones to the Titans or any other players is pretty flimsy to me... i.e. calling the Titans a long shot... Vrabel is a smart enough guy not to show his hand to a reporter even if he is sleeping with her
If anything, Vrabel used his relationship (even if it wasn't physical) with her to the Titans benefit - that type of thing is standard operating procedure in all realms to have sources in the media, telling them only what you want them (and others) to know, and not telling them the things you don't want people to know
The inference I assume is that Vrabel told her he was interested in Jones and instead of reporting that, she reported the opposite and wrote other things to get Atlanta to trade him. That's a pretty big assumption - but as long as Kraft feels like his head coach can keep things close to the vest, it's a nothing burger as far as Vrabel is concerned, and a "guilty until proven innocent" situation for Rossini - but it's no surprise that she got fired with that question hanging over her.
There's a lot to digest in the lengthy New York Times article regarding former New York Times employee Dianna Russini.
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