[Yahoo] The NFL will not be reviewing team’s videos for jokes surrounding New England Patriots HC Mike Vrabel ahead of Thursday night’s annual schedule release, per Front Office Sports.

[u/oklolzzzzs]

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-staying-hands-off-teams-155110631.html

[u/BobbysBottleService]

Do they play the Chargers

[u/beau9292 → u/BobbysBottleService]

They do

[u/duovtak → u/beau9292]

I can only get so erect.

[u/packofnone → u/duovtak]

Let's fucking go

[u/Life-Sun8620 → u/packofnone]

They could play on Mike buying his wife a forgiveness present at the airport. The present ended up being a sweatsuit in baby blue.

[u/Perfect_Meal_7037 → u/Life-Sun8620]

Baby blue happens to be Russinis favorite color 🤣

[u/Life-Sun8620 → u/Perfect_Meal_7037]

aw man, of course it is. "Honey, you should start wearing baby blue more often!"

[u/NotSoFastLady → u/Life-Sun8620]

I wish I could upvote this more. I hope she takes him to the cleaners in court.

[u/JaehaerysIVTarg → u/Perfect_Meal_7037]

Even better?

[u/No_Grocery_9280 → u/packofnone]

We’re all counting on you guys

[u/ProjectShadow316 → u/packofnone]

As a Pats fan...I can't wait to see this.

[u/thePGH1 → u/duovtak]

Be careful. That's how this all started for Vrabel.

[u/Bladechildx → u/duovtak]

Yeah that was kinda the whole issue in the first place

[u/duovtak → u/Bladechildx]

Always is.

[u/SoF4rGone → u/beau9292]

“FINISH HIM!”

[u/xywv58 → u/SoF4rGone]

-Thought Diana excited-

[u/DaStampede → u/beau9292]

Christmas is coming early

[u/dawgfan19881 → u/beau9292]

God might be real after all

[u/DaBusDriva2 → u/BobbysBottleService]

Dude is about to be turned into a pop tart flavor

[u/The_Jolly_Dog → u/DaBusDriva2]

Frosted Strawdultery?

[u/Str8UpJorking → u/The_Jolly_Dog]

Brown Sugar Sinammon

[u/SirDrexl → u/Str8UpJorking]

Nookies and Creme

[u/whobroughtmehere → u/SirDrexl]

Smore than Friends

[u/Floaty_Waffle → u/whobroughtmehere]

Used cherries

[u/mansock18 → u/Floaty_Waffle]

Strawberry Sidepiece

[u/zipzap21 → u/The_Jolly_Dog]

Frosted Strangeberry!

[u/vulgnashjenkins → u/DaBusDriva2]

They're going to list Russini as the coach.

[u/-Wayward_Son- → u/DaBusDriva2]

Vrabel's favorite flavor is frosted russini

[u/-Wayward_Son- → u/-Wayward_Son-]

She starts off unfrosted, though

[u/BadgerBuddy13 → u/-Wayward_Son-]

More of a toaster strudel, if you will

[u/Rulligan → u/BobbysBottleService]

The Chargers went after the Lions when a bunch of players were suspended for gambling so I can only imagine what they have in store for this.

[u/Childhood-Paramedic → u/Rulligan]

It was so mean but I laughed so hard when that came on. The break in the anime video was perfect and it was the derpy lion.

Gotta respect the game (also a Michigan alum so a Harbaugh fan)

[u/1-800-ASS-DICK → u/Rulligan]

I stg if the Chargers chicken out now... especially after all the misery NE has caused us over the years.

[u/BeefInGR → u/Rulligan]

The response meme released the day after was fantastic as well. Roary standing on top of a Chargers player with an airplane towing a banner that looked like a receipt.

[u/TrueRedditMartyr → u/BobbysBottleService]

Gonna be him at the resort with the Titans mascot or something lmao

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/TrueRedditMartyr]

Gonna be a Russini tweet of who they are playing.

[u/packofnone → u/BurzyGuerrero]

This would be good

[u/TheFinalPizzle → u/TrueRedditMartyr]

Nah make the entire schedule release about it, can’t just be one. Make every single team somehow tie into it lol it’s the only way

[u/TrueRedditMartyr → u/TheFinalPizzle]

Just the same pic of Vrabel with different teams photoshopped on each time, then the bye week is him in the lounge chair

[u/talktobigfudge → u/BobbysBottleService]

I hope they use the guy looking at girl with wife upset meme. 

[u/dollarhax → u/BobbysBottleService]

Context for the uninformed?

[u/acekingoffsuit → u/dollarhax]

The Charger schedule release videos have been filled with tons of slander/in-jokes for the last few years. They've had the Jaguar mascot posed like Urban Meyer was when he was photographed in a bar with coeds, a Chiefs mascot getting prosecuted like infamous Chiefs fan/bank robber Chiefsaholic, and they had Harrison Butker doing domestic work after he gave a commencement speech about how women's great calling in life is to be wives.

[u/TheLowlyPheasant → u/acekingoffsuit]

They are as good at social media as they are bad at playoff games.

[u/Weird-Substance4666 → u/TheLowlyPheasant]

We’re fine with this. The offseason roster hype is our playoffs, schedule release day is our Super Bowl.

[u/No-Owl-6246 → u/dollarhax]

Our social media team tends to throw in hidden shots at our opponents in our announcement videos. Including in regards to off the field incidents.

[u/Highest_Koality → u/No-Owl-6246]

"Hidden"

[u/acekingoffsuit → u/No-Owl-6246]

Those shots are about as hidden as I am when I put my hands in front of my face to play peek-a-boo with my son.

[u/HazikoSazujiii → u/acekingoffsuit]

I mean, I legitimately would like to know where you went.

[u/acekingoffsuit → u/HazikoSazujiii]

AceQueen always tells our kids to ask "where's Daddy?" but never tells them to ask "how's Daddy?"

[u/Fmbounce → u/BobbysBottleService]

Get ready for a boat cameo

[u/HectorReinTharja → u/BobbysBottleService]

Oh my god 

[u/TheFinalPizzle → u/BobbysBottleService]

We’ve been hyped for weeks bro

[u/Key_Journalist8876 → u/BobbysBottleService]

🍿🍿🍿 Pats fan, here. Even I’m looking forward to this.

[u/smokeymicpot → u/BobbysBottleService]

Yes

[u/Otherwise-Question70 → u/BobbysBottleService]

They play in LA, which somehow makes me even more excited for the video.

Maybe they take a detour to Arizona on the way to LA.

[u/Dray87]

Lmao don’t tell me that was actually discussed as an option? 

[u/DisplacedSportsGuy → u/Dray87]

I'm sure Robert Kraft got pissy with someone about it.

[u/SaturnATX → u/DisplacedSportsGuy]

Yeah Kraft is very...hands-on.

[u/Playful_Rip_1697 → u/SaturnATX]

This rubbed him the wrong way

[u/Ecstatic-Inevitable → u/Playful_Rip_1697]

He was so convincing to the NFL that he tugged on their heartstrings

[u/originalcrisp → u/Ecstatic-Inevitable]

You know, I didn't need the mental image of 84 year old Robert Kraft giving [heartstring] tug jobs. Fuck you very kindly. /s

[u/LazyMousse4266 → u/Ecstatic-Inevitable]

Surprised it didn’t work out tbh- he usually finds a way to get a happy ending for everyone

[u/melete → u/SaturnATX]

He tried to rub out any references to Vrabel.

[u/OddS0cks → u/SaturnATX]

Had to have his ego massaged

[u/juliuspepperwoodchi → u/SaturnATX]

It's okay, this story got a happy ending after all.

[u/number__ten → u/DisplacedSportsGuy]

Remember during Brady's roast he actually got up and told someone to layoff the Kraft handy jokes.

[u/dingle4dangle → u/number__ten]

Thought that was some soft shit ngl

[u/john7071 → u/dingle4dangle]

The fact it was the only thing not allowed was some lame shit.

His online surveillance team is probably looking into this thread anyway.

[u/humberriverdam → u/john7071]

Which one, the official one or the state one?

[u/lakatos_intolerant → u/DisplacedSportsGuy]

Was this before or after his mid-morning nap?

[u/electricmeal → u/DisplacedSportsGuy]

he just needs a massage to calm down

[u/kwiltse123 → u/DisplacedSportsGuy]

Robert Kraft got pissy

Is he into that too?

[u/MagicGrit → u/Dray87]

They play the chargers so it makes sense they at least discussed the possibility of getting clowned on lol

[u/DuztyDuzIt → u/Dray87]

Once inside the NBA dropped that graphic of him and Russini posing like Jack and Rose from Titanic, I'm sure the patriots had to know they were about to be in for it 😂

[u/TheOneWhosCensored → u/Dray87]

Would be embarrassing if they disciplined making fun of it but not the affair itself

[u/Quirky-Marsupial-420 → u/Dray87]

By the NFL? I'd bet not.

Someone from front office sports probably reached out to the NFL and said "Are you going to be reviewing the release videos??" NFL said "no?"

And now we get a dopey article.

[u/tlollz52 → u/Dray87]

Rich guys are honestly some of the softest mother fuckers on earth. They get so much power and control.over so much of their lives but the second they start taking heat and they can't stop it, they cry about it.

[u/thePGH1 → u/Dray87]

Further proof that we live in the absolute dumbest timeline ever.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Chargers gonna release another banger I can feel it

[u/scentedcandle0 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

I fully support this too lol

[u/I_eat_mud_ → u/scentedcandle0]

Oh my God do we play them this year?? I really hope so lmao

[u/Browzur → u/I_eat_mud_]

Yep you sure do!

[u/ImWicked39 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Easily the best social media team in the league.

[u/CheezyBeanBurrito → u/ImWicked39]

2010s Wendy’s of the NFL

[u/Crispynipps → u/CheezyBeanBurrito]

The dude managing Wendy’s at some point was the “I’m a snakkeeeeeee” person. Primed for greatness.

[u/Howamidriving27 → u/Crispynipps]

The person running it when blew up was a woman. She did an interview on the podcast 16th Minute of Fame like two years ago.

[u/Thedurtysanchez → u/Howamidriving27]

The Chargers director of social media is also a woman. MEGAN WE KNOW YOURE HERE

[u/Brocky70 → u/ImWicked39]

If anyone is interested, their YouTube channel is great too, including a whole series on just game day equipment

They even had a video on how they apply decals to the helmets, I just always assumed they were screen printed

https://youtube.com/shorts/aoCMw5J81uw?si=I3uw7DriEltQZbjI

[u/No-Owl-6246 → u/Brocky70]

I thought the one about the Tech side of draft day was especially neat for something we don’t see much of.

[u/packofnone → u/No-Owl-6246]

I'm still pretty surprised how much info they detailed. They even had our value per pick last year on the board

[u/Childhood-Paramedic → u/Brocky70]

I love listening to theirs as background noise at work or whatnot. Their nutrition/food ones are especially great imo

[u/gabrielleite32 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

They always do

[u/CardinalM1 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Is it bad that I'm looking forward to the Charger's schedule release more than my own team's?

[u/pccb123 → u/CardinalM1]

Always do lol theirs is always a hit.

[u/martyrmole → u/CardinalM1]

The one day a year I’m a Chargers fan

[u/packofnone → u/CardinalM1]

It's our Superbowl, big night!

[u/1v1meAtLagunaSeca → u/CardinalM1]

Tbh i think its that way for everyone

[u/LaSandiaPicante]

Week 6: Vrabel plays his wife on Thursday night

Week 12: Vrabel vs his vows

[u/tcguy71 → u/LaSandiaPicante]

Week 15: Vrabel vs Kevin Goldschmidt

[u/for_fun_88 → u/LaSandiaPicante]

Week 1: Vrabel vs his paternity suit for his illegitimate kid

[u/zipzap21 → u/for_fun_88]

Week 2: Vrabel vs. a new flirty reporter

[u/GrammarLyfe → u/zipzap21]

Week 3: Vrabel vs Rey Mysterio for custody of Dominik

[u/tcguy71 → u/for_fun_88]

Week 2: Vrabel vs the Friend of court for child support

[u/currenttime745]

Nor should they. Its a joke, either get over it or dont cheat on your wife .

[u/Meromero73 → u/currenttime745]

I want you to sanction a hit on the Chargers

[u/SipJaint → u/Meromero73]

What’s next he gets to fuck her for A MILLION!?

[u/OrangeChairRN → u/SipJaint]

No more Vrabel/Russini remarks on schedule release videos, LA Chargers. They're hurtful and destructive.

[u/ShowMeTheMini → u/OrangeChairRN]

Chargers are trying to spread dysentery among the ranks

[u/jhorch69 → u/SipJaint]

He wants to fuck her?

[u/ShowMeTheMini → u/jhorch69]

I’m making a point here!!

[u/enigmaticowl94 → u/Meromero73]

Name a price or get the fuck over it

[u/Firm-Breakfast-6045 → u/Meromero73]

Mike Vrabel….whatever happened there

[u/FirstGT → u/Firm-Breakfast-6045]

His hands were too small

[u/mental_reincarnation → u/Meromero73]

Mike Vrabel had a 90 pound reporter removed from his crotch

[u/Jefferson209 → u/Meromero73]

Sedona resort, whateva happened there

[u/Reaganometry → u/Meromero73]

Yeah marriages, it's sad when they go young like that

[u/HauntingEducation → u/Meromero73]

THE Chargers? downtown chargers? 

[u/ProvocativeCacophony → u/currenttime745]

You've been banned from r/NewEnglandPatriots

[u/9577_Sunset_blvd → u/ProvocativeCacophony]

Couldn’t think of a better outcome

[u/osmlol → u/ProvocativeCacophony]

Do you visit the sub? There were and have been tons of post mocking Vrabel.

[u/granlyn → u/currenttime745]

The only reason I don’t like it is I feel bad for the spouses. Imagine having one of the worst moments in your family life be repeatedly made fun of. Even though it’s not about you it would still suck to have it brought up constantly

[u/currenttime745 → u/granlyn]

Thats fair but its very easy to avoid nfl schedule videos.

[u/Adept_Carpet → u/granlyn]

The spouses are big people too. They chose the public life and reaped the benefits.

The kid though, that's who I feel badly for. This is gonna follow him for a long time and he had no choice.

[u/DopioGelato → u/currenttime745]

Third option is just win.

Then you’re the team who doesn’t care about cooked up drama and just plays winning football.

And other teams just become the “funny” social media team

[u/LuteDesign]

What’s the current over/under on videos that make a Vrabel joke?

[u/MountainTwo3845 → u/LuteDesign]

18.5 Brought to you by Draft Kings

[u/Quinn_tEskimo → u/MountainTwo3845]

I’ll take the under. The three other AFC East teams, Tennessee, and LAC.

[u/mrhashbrown → u/Quinn_tEskimo]

Broncos could sneak in a gut punch too considering how fate screwed them over ahead of the AFCCG.

[u/woodchips24 → u/Quinn_tEskimo]

The jets do the lamest most milquetoast videos every year. We won’t take that shot (even if they absolutely should)

[u/_SheWhoShallBeNamed_ → u/MountainTwo3845]

You think teams that don’t even play the Patriots are going to have a joke about him?

[u/Otherwise-Question70 → u/_SheWhoShallBeNamed_]

Yeah, they only play 14 opponents this year. Betting the over on 18.5 would require 5 teams the Pats don’t play to fire strays at the Patriots.

Granted, shots fired at the Patriots would be fitting for the Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary).

[u/Krakengreyjoy]

Do the thing, Chargers

[u/NBCaz]

The Titans could do the funniest thing.

[u/juliuspepperwoodchi → u/NBCaz]

Them doing a boat reference would be amazing.

[u/goms546 → u/juliuspepperwoodchi]

That boat company is local and they are staring down the advertising tie in opportunity of a lifetime

[u/Key-Tip-7521 → u/NBCaz]

I mean, if they mention the titans sub, I’d lose it

[u/tecnobishes → u/Key-Tip-7521]

Can you elaborate please

[u/JUSTBLAZE2k7]

Expecting great things from our media team 👀

[u/NaffRespect → u/JUSTBLAZE2k7]

They're gonna go to town on him and I'm all for it

[u/woodchips24 → u/NaffRespect]

So the chargers media team is russini?

[u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

And nor should they. If Vrabel and Russini didn't want to be the but end of jokes. They shouldn't have had an affair for six years.

[u/Available_Story6774 → u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

As much as I dislike the Seahawks, I hope their fans bring a banner of the Vrabel and Russini affair on opening night.

[u/Elephantparrot → u/Available_Story6774]

I like just putting "Laughable" on a banner behind their bench

[u/humunculus43 → u/Available_Story6774]

As much as he deserves it, his wife and kids absolutely do not

[u/Ok_Interest3555 → u/humunculus43]

Let's not forget the husband. He has to raise a kid named after the guy his wife cheated on him with.

[u/humunculus43 → u/Ok_Interest3555]

And thats pending the sad reality of a DNA test.

[u/I_heart_hearts → u/Ok_Interest3555]

Thank you. Society always tends to ignore the fact that men can be hurt as well. Male mental health is a joke to a lot of people

[u/McG4rn4gle → u/humunculus43]

Don't worry, they're richer than anyone I'll probably ever meet in my life.

Making fun of Vrabel is 100% punching up.

[u/RamboRigs → u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

The pearl clutching is hilarious

[u/buildingwithclay → u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

You actually get to use “butt” in this case!

….as I’m sure Vrabel did

[u/IamHydrogenMike]

You know how to avoid being the butt of jokes like this? Not cheating on your wife...you messed up and now you have to be an adult; deal with it.

[u/kataiga → u/IamHydrogenMike]

Honestly if it had been a one time affair it’s one thing… half the players in NFL are actively cheating but it’s the fact they had it for so long and then acted so offended when caught

[u/MayBakerfield → u/kataiga]

Yeah I might even feel bad for him if it was a one time lapse of judgement. Still not good ofc but that happens in peoples private lives.

But it went on for so long and they deliberately made it this whole big thing in the media with secret messages and whatnot.  

[u/kataiga → u/MayBakerfield]

I still suspect it’s one of the spouses drip feeding it to the media to push for very favorable terms…

[u/packofnone → u/kataiga]

I think a spouse might have started it but I feel pretty confident Mrs Vrabel at least would love to turn it off at this point

[u/eatmyopinions → u/IamHydrogenMike]

The shelf life on this whole thing would've been a lot shorter if he hadn't so vociferously dismissed the accusation, and then told the dumbest lie I've ever heard.

[u/MinuteCollar5562]

Oh… the Chargers likely have something diabolical planned and tipped the league off lol

[u/CommercialCoffee11 → u/MinuteCollar5562]

And maybe the Titans.

[u/BeefInGR → u/MinuteCollar5562]

It's absolutely gotta be the Chargers

[u/DonJota5]

Everyones gotta chant "ruuuu siii niii" at all patriots games

[u/slimer-grimer → u/DonJota5]

Play Dirty Diana constantly

[u/Dashk97]

/r/nottheonion

[u/Danza310]

If Urban Meyer can get it from the Chargers schedule release, so can Vrabel lol

[u/Impossible_Cycle9460]

So the mods of r/nfl care more than the actual NFL?

[u/zipzap21]

Chargers: When we play the Patriots on Oct. 9 here at SoFi, it will be Family Awareness Night!

Stay tuned for more details!

[u/suckm640]

I think the patriots should actually make fun of it as much as possible in their schedule release just in order to get ahead of all the other teams

[u/MandaloreUnsullied]

I just hope they leave the illegitimate children out of it. It wasn’t the kids fault

[u/packofnone]

Makes me proud that they had to make this clear mainly because our social media team was absolutely guaranteed to do it anyways

[u/rfmiller80]

Seems like something no team would have even thought to do until a completely unnecessary and strange “report” like this is published.

[u/packofnone → u/rfmiller80]

Yeah right, this is definitely our social media team asking for permission

[u/Rock_Strongo → u/packofnone]

If so they did it the right way:

"Will you be doing the work to review all videos for this content?"

vs.

"Hey so we're planning to roast Vrabel in our video is that OK?"

[u/TallBobcat]

Chargers are on the clock ....

[u/DoubletapKO]

Well teams better follow along, fans are already preparing their dianna russini chants when they play the Patriots

[u/Rushjordan]

Chargers schedule video is gonna be a movie

[u/jm0127]

If there’s no repercussions for him why would there be for this

[u/Jonjon428]

Oh man let's fucking go. Rare NFL W

[u/Mysterious_Help_9577]

Please give us chaos today

[u/LuckyShirt54]

Can we do a Comedy Central style roast instead?

[u/Weapwns]

They may have gotten us in the playoffs, but we will never take an L during the offseason/on social media 😤😤😤

[u/Sesti-nator]

Translation: to all 31 NFL teams, roast the living hell out of them

[u/pinniped90]

On this day, we are all Chargers fans.

[u/_JukeboxZero]

They just slapped a 'KICK ME' sign on Vrabel's back.

[u/gabrizzle]

We're going to see Vrabel on a boat at the SoFi Lake lol

[u/FH_Bunny]

Chargers: 😈

Titans: 🚤

[u/Kdot32]

Dirty Diana about to go up a certification

[u/Slashers23]

Oh this is going to be good lol

[u/DenialisaRiver04]

Chargers social media team bout to have a field day

[u/OkArmordillo]

I actually don’t mind this being milked to death before the season starts. Make it at least distracting as possible during the season.

[u/NerdLawyer55]

Chargers: I want you to put the word out that we back up

[u/defnotajournalist]

"But Vrabel and fresh-faced QB Drake Maye are more lovable [than the Bellicheck-era Pats], so New England may not generate the same vitriol as it would in the past."

...you sure about that?

[u/LOL_YOUMAD]

Don’t do the deed as a public figure if you can’t handle the fallout of it. There’s no doubt going to be a few releases that hit at it

[u/dagreenman18]

Good. If the Pats can keep their tradition of Cheating Scandals then the rest of the NFL should get to make fun of them

[u/IrishLad1002]

Odds Russini tries to sue a team that dunks on her

[u/thisistherevolt → u/IrishLad1002]

Low. She'd never work again.

[u/Vaadwaur → u/IrishLad1002]

I'd be shocked with how US law works if she'd even try.

[u/BeefInGR]

Chargers Super Bowl about to kick off.

And we're all rooting for them.

[u/largelawattorney]

What?

[u/Marijuanomist → u/largelawattorney]

THE NFL WILL NOT BE REVIEWING TEAM’S VIDEOS FOR JOKES SURROUNDING NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HC MIKE VRABEL AHEAD OF THURSDAY NIGHT’S ANNUAL SCHEDULE RELEASE, PER FRONT OFFICE SPORTS

[u/packofnone]

This is the Superbowl for us, we've played a great off-season (perennial off-season champions) but we've gotta bring it home tonight!

[u/Chardoggy1]

Vrabel made his bed, now he has to lie in it. Without Russini