India, May 21 -- Ian Rapoport weighed in on the controversy involving Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel after reports emerged that Russini had stepped away from her role at The Athletic following the pair being spotted together at a luxury resort in Arizona. With the story quickly becoming one of the most talked-about topics around NFL media circles, Rapoport shared his thoughts on how the situation has unfolded publicly.

"I don't blame the media," Rapoport said. "I really don't because the public thirst is there. The media isn't getting people interested [in this story], they're already interested in it. They're feeding the beast. Watching this play out in public is much sadder than I ever anticipated. I would not wish anybody to go throug...