India, May 4 -- The Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini controversy has one more chapter now - with multiple NFL insiders now claiming that their alleged relationship may have been widely known in league circles long before the Arizona resort photos surfaced last month. None of the latest claims have been confirmed yet and neither the reporter nor the New England Patriots coach have addressed them.

Fresh claims emerged this week from San Francisco 49ers beat writer Tony Farmer, who said an NFL employee described seeing Vrabel and Russini together during the NFL Combine in Indianapolis back in February.

"An NFL employee said they saw Dianna Russini sitting on Mike Vrabel's lap at Coaches Tavern in Indianapolis during the week of February 23. Acco...