{"id":2376902,"date":"2026-04-17T01:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376902"},"modified":"2026-04-17T01:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:25:26","slug":"crissy-froyd-doubles-down-on-dianna-russini-criticism-after-being-fired-from-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/crissy-froyd-doubles-down-on-dianna-russini-criticism-after-being-fired-from-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Crissy Froyd doubles down on Dianna Russini criticism after being fired from USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Crissy Froyd stood <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/16\/celebrity-news\/nfl-reporter-crissy-froyd-celebrates-dianna-russini-resignation\/\">behind her comments<\/a> about<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/who-is-sports-journalist-dianna-russini\/\"> fellow reporter Dianna Russini <\/a>holding hands with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, after being fired from USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say firstly that I do not regret anything that I said and that I stand behind the fact it is all indeed true,\u201d the NFL journalist told Page Six in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank USA TODAY SMG for the incredible run I had there for about half of my life. It is deeply, deeply emotional to me that this relationship has come to an end and that my contract has been terminated because of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Reporter Crissy Froyd (seen here) doubled down on her comments about Dianna Russini after being fired from USA Today. <span class=\"credit\">crissyfroyd\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI want to say firstly that I do not regret anything that I said and that I stand behind the fact it is all indeed true,\u201d the reporter (seen here) said in a statement to Page Six on Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">Crissy Froyd\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Froyd emphasized that she \u201cwould never say anything [she] didn\u2019t stand behind\u201d because she\u2019s aware of the \u201cpotential consequences.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if a situation seems risky,\u201d she added. \u201cThank you to everyone who has supported me both before and after I released my statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the reporter called out Nancy Armour, a USA Today columnist, saying it was \u201cincredibly interesting\u201d that she published a story about Russini \u201csetting women\u2019s credibility back in sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that I am somehow unable to be gone on with after I said what I had to say about it \u2014 and not even as an employee, but as an independent contractor on my own social media accounts,\u201d Froyd continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Froyd (seen here) thanked USA Today, saying it was \u201cdeeply emotional\u201d that her time with the company had ended. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@crissyfroyd<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Froyd (seen above) shared she \u201cwould never say anything [she] didn\u2019t stand behind\u201d because she knows the \u201cpotential consequences.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@crissyfroyd<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of what happens to me in the future, I want to say something. Do not be afraid to potentially martyr yourself for the right causes,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put myself out there in some respects in a way that was highly uncomfortable to me, but I thought it was worth doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Froyd spoke out about Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 50, being <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/07\/celebrity-news\/new-england-patriots-mike-vrabel-and-top-ny-times-nfl-reporter-dianna-russini-hold-hands-and-hug-at-luxury-hotel\/\">spotted holding hands and hugging<\/a> at a resort in Arizona in March. <\/p>\n<p>Russini and Vrabel \u2014 who are both in separate marriages \u2014 have insisted they are just friends and were at the resort with other pals when they met up.<\/p>\n<p>However, Russini<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/celebrity-news\/read-the-athletic-reporter-dianna-russinis-full-resignation-letter-in-wake-of-mike-vrabel-photo-drama\/\"> resigned from her position <\/a>at the Athletic, a New York Times publication, after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/10\/entertainment\/dianna-russini-sidelined-by-new-york-times-after-internal-investigation-into-bombshell-mike-vrabel-photos-raised-additional-concerns\/\">being sidelined <\/a>when photos of her and the NFL coach were released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure you were told to submit this or that you\u2019d get fired instead. Don\u2019t let the door hit you on the way out,\u201d Froyd wrote via X in response to Russini\u2019s resignation letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cRegardless of what happens to me in the future, I want to say something. Do not be afraid to potentially martyr yourself for the right causes,\u201d she continued. Seen here: Froyd. <span class=\"credit\">Crissy Froyd\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Froyd was fired after she spoke out about photos of Vrabel and Russini hugging. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9 Page SIx<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe know who you really are and what you\u2019ve been up to for years,\u201d she added. \u201cIt does so much detriment to women in sports who have done things the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Froyd also alleged the reporter got into \u201cfights with other reporters in Chili\u2019s parking lots about hooking up with married NFL coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is almost certainly all true,\u201d she alleged, stating it was \u201cthe worst kept secret in the NFL reporting world for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reached out to Russini for comment on Froyd\u2019s tweets but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p>Before being fired, Froyd told us she received an email from her company about her recent social media activity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWe know who you really are and what you\u2019ve been up to for years,\u201d she said about Russini (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">dianna russini\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Russini and Vrabel have insisted they are just friends. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9 Page SIx<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cReaching out about the issues being caused by your X posts surrounding the Russini situation, which has turned into its own news-making cycle which directly ties USA TODAY to your own independent posts off-platform,\u201d\u00a0the email read.<\/p>\n<p>According to the email, the company referred to Russini\u2019s \u201cconjecture\u201d as unverified, warning Froyd that her comments were being linked to USA Today \u201cin several articles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you can imagine, this is a serious issue for the company, as we would never publish such things on our platform,\u201d the email continued.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crissy Froyd stood behind her comments about fellow reporter Dianna Russini holding hands with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, after being fired from USA Today. \u201cI want to say firstly that I do not regret anything that I said and that I stand behind the fact it is all indeed true,\u201d the NFL journalist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2376903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,462653,378081,304804,30252,21848],"class_list":["post-2376902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-hirings-and-firings","tag-journalists","tag-nfl","tag-scandals","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crissy-Froyd-doubles-down-on-Dianna-Russini-criticism-after-being.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376904,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376902\/revisions\/2376904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}