Albert Breer speculates that the Los Angeles Chargers may target Mike Vrabel in their upcoming schedule release video, especially since they face the Patriots this season. Vrabel's recent scandal could provide ample material for the Chargers' video.
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The NFL schedule release is two weeks out, and the Los Angeles Chargers are practically sitting on a gold mine.
Albert Breer appeared on The Dan Patrick Show and raised what is probably an inevitable question at this point: Will the Chargers, who have built a reputation as the most willing team in the league to take shots at everyone and everything in their annual schedule release video, go after Mike Vrabel when the 2026 slate drops? They have the Patriots on their schedule this year, which means they donât even need to stretch for a reason. And the material, as Breer noted, is sitting right there.
Over the past few weeks, Mike Vrabel has gone from one of the most respected coaches in the league to the central figure in one of the most salacious scandals in sports media after Page Six published photos of him and Dianna Russini holding hands, hugging, and sitting side by side in a hot tub â among other things â at an adults-only resort in Sedona, Arizona.
âMy guess would be that youâll probably see hints of it during the schedule release in a couple of weeks, with the way that teams all make fun of each other during the schedule release,â . âYou see what the Chargers do every year, right? Itâs like nothing is out of bounds with the Chargers, so my guess would be they will. And if they donât, then itâs going to be a story that they didnât.â
Albert Breer suggested that the Chargers might go after Mike Vrabel in their schedule release video due to the upcoming game against the Patriots.
Mike Vrabel is at the center of a scandal involving photos of him with Dianna Russini, which have raised questions about his personal life.
The Chargers have built a reputation for being bold and creative in their schedule release videos, often taking playful jabs at other teams and figures.
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The bar the Chargers have set for themselves now works against them if they suddenly decide to play it safe. Restraint, at this point, would be its own headline.
âIt does feel like with these schedule release videos, it does feel like to me that almost nothing is out of bounds,â the Sports Illustrated senior writer told Patrick.
Breer even sketched out what the Chargersâ reference might look like, wondering aloud whether someone holds up a phone with a playlist â pointing to a Spotify playlist that Russini reportedly made for Mike Vrabel during a losing streak in Tennessee â and letting the audience connect the dots themselves.
The question hanging over all of it is whether anyone tells the Chargers to pump the brakes. Breer raised that too, wondering aloud whether thereâs a point at which the league steps in or the Patriots organization makes clear that the bit isnât welcome. Given how this story has metastasized, itâs hard to imagine the NFL eager to see the whole thing relitigated in a schedule-release video watched by millions.
But thatâs never really stopped the Chargers before. And as Breer said, if they do hold back, that becomes the story too.
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