{"id":238938,"date":"2026-04-17T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/thats-not-true-marcellus-wiley-calls-out-colin-cowherd-on-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-alleged-affair-controversys-moral-ethics-stance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:20:36","slug":"thats-not-true-marcellus-wiley-calls-out-colin-cowherd-on-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-alleged-affair-controversys-moral-ethics-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/thats-not-true-marcellus-wiley-calls-out-colin-cowherd-on-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-alleged-affair-controversys-moral-ethics-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;That&#8217;s not true&#8221;: Marcellus Wiley calls out Colin Cowherd on Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel alleged affair controversy&#8217;s moral &#038; ethics stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5154996\" data-slug-id=\"2768817\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NFL analyst Colin Cowherd on Sunday offered his take on the controversy around New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and reporter Diana Russini. Vrabel and Russini, both married to other people, grabbed headlines when pictures of them together at a resort in Arizona earlier in April went viral. However, Cowherd said that mainstream media outlets didn&#8217;t speak about the issue since they were only allegations, while adding that Russini&#8217;s space is &#8220;moral and ethical,&#8221; while Vrabel&#8217;s is only &#8220;moral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, former NFL defensive end Marcellus Wiley called out Cowherd for his stance on Russini and Vrabel&#8217;s controversy.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been there before, I worked there as well,&#8221; Wiley said on his &#8220;Dat Dude TV&#8221; podcast. &#8220;That&#8217;s not true, it&#8217;s not about the employers and ethical and moral and all that. It&#8217;s about Madison Avenue and the advertisers. It&#8217;s about you going out there and doing something that you&#8217;re scared could ever come back and land on you.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wiley played in the NFL for 10 seasons. He had stints with the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-it-s-probably-best-jalen-hurts-gets-blunt-verdict-nfl-insider-jeremy-fowler-aj-brown-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">&#8220;It&#8217;s probably not best&#8221;: Jalen Hurts gets blunt verdict from NFL insider Jeremy Fowler over A.J. 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However, on Tuesday, Russini announced that she resigned from her role with the publication.<\/p>\n<p>Russini and Vrabel were pictured holding hands and embracing at a boutique resort before the annual NFL owners meetings in Phoenix. 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