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Dianna Russini

Dianna Russini

Senior Writer, NFL / Senior NFL Insider at The Athletic

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    The Drive In: Ron Rivera on the Commanders’ QB, new ownership and facing the Bills - The Athletic

    respects his young quarterback’s toughness and wants him to lead the 2-0 by “being themselves.” The head coach is in a different mental place this year now that the constant chaos surrounding the Commanders is gone. He joins me on his drive in to FedEx Field on Sunday morning. Advertisement Q: Good morning Coach, how did your day start? Rivera: “I naturally get up around 6:15 and 6:30. I lay out the clothes I’m gonna wear … for the most part they’ve been hung up and I just take them off the han…
    about 1 year ago
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    The Drive In: Colts coach Shane Steichen on the gameday wonders of ...

    Plain coffee to fuel a brain that doesn’t stop. And the preparation and communication to get his rookie QB ready. Here is what’s on the coach Shane Steichen’s mind as his 2-1 team prepares to host the 1-2 today: Q: How did your day start? Steichen: I’m up around 7 a.m. and have a cup of coffee, and then I hopped on the Peloton to sweat. Advertisement Q: How do you take your coffee? Steichen: Black. That’s it. Q: How would you say your family would describe you on Sunday mornings? Steichen: Th…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing on Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, NFL trad...

    wide receiver makes today against the undefeated , and a team source shared Saturday night that Kupp is ready to go “full throttle.” That is a major positive sign for the receiver who has been dealing with a nagging hamstring injury. For weeks, while Kupp was recovering, I was told the team felt like it had two QBs on the practice field, with and then Kupp working with rookie standout and the rest of the Rams’ pass catchers. Kupp played a significant role in explaining and coaching the group…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing on the NFL trade deadline and more in Wee...

    The Athletic has live coverage of the including the latest deals, rumors and analysis. “I feel like everyone is out on a first date and feeling each other out right now.” That’s how one general manager described this time on the NFL calendar, less than two weeks from the . Advertisement The streets are rather calm, but that could change for many organizations over the next 72 hours. Most teams are having internal meetings, passing along to other teams, and talking hypotheticals to see if they…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing about NFL trade deadline, QB injury updat...

    The is 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, and many conversations around the league are going to go from casual check-ins to serious business after the results of Week 8 games. Organizations with aggressive general managers like the and continue to work the phones to see if valuable players are available, while organizations like the , and have been . Many hypothetical deals are being discussed at this moment while GMs try to take advantage of teams that are falling out of contention or desperate to gain dr…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing about Vikings QB plans post-Cousins, Just...

    The Athletic has live coverage of in action. Scrolling through Julie Cousins’ Instagram this week was a heartbreaking experience. The wife of quarterback Kirk Cousins shared the emotional aftermath of the 35-year-old’s suffered Sunday against the . On Monday, dozens of cards made out of construction paper were stacked up on their kitchen counter. Their sons’ classmates scribbled with crayons the words “feel better” along with drawings of rainbows, hearts and clouds. Advertisement No card poste…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing on the Panthers, Bijan Robinson, Bill Bel...

    NFL Draft positioning season is here, and the can’t win this game, either. They are tied for the worst record in football at 1-8, which is also tied for the worst nine-game start in franchise history. But because they sent their 2024 first-round pick to the Bears as part of the deal that allowed them to acquire the 2023 No. 1 pick (quarterback ), they don’t have their first-round selection. Woof. Let’s go back to move forward. Did they pick the right quarterback? Most NFL executives and coaches…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing in NFL Week 13 on the Panthers, Bears, Sh...

    There is one thing that money can’t buy. Peace of mind. With rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud tearing up the and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young struggling, t here’s no peace in Carolina. owner David Tepper has been desperate to see improvement on offense and hasn’t seen it. Not even an ounce. “Stroud’s early success 100 percent played into Tepper’s decision to fire (head coach) Frank Reich. We all felt the pressure and frustrations,” a Panthers source shared over the phone this week. “It’s hard t…
    about 1 year ago
    theathletic.com

    Russini: What I’m hearing in NFL Week 16 on the coaching carousel a...

    Oh, what fun! Christmas came early for this insider after reading through many of your questions left under last weekend’s column. You kept me busy. Many of these hot topics are worth digging on, and like Santa, I couldn’t address every item on the list, but I sure tried. Let’s begin with the spinning coaching carousel. There are three head coach openings at this moment — the , and — and I am expecting at least three more, including a surprise firing that seems to happen every year. One that…
    about 1 year ago
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    Russini: What I’m hearing about the NFL coaching carousel entering ...

    Most of my conversations around the this past week centered on coach and general manager firings that are expected to go down early Monday. We’ll get to that in a minute. Over the past 10 years, when I was a television reporter on air with this information, I never had an opportunity to express to those watching that digging up intel on whether someone was about to be fired can be insensitive and sad for many reasons, specifically for those families. will tell you it’s a performance-based busin…
    12 months ago
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    Russini: What I'm hearing at the NFL combine on the Bears, Kirk Cou...

    After spending almost a week in Indianapolis at the talking with general managers, coaches, agents and sources all around the league, it’s a pleasure to end the chatter (I may or may not be icing my face from all the gabbing) and share with you the latest I’m hearing around the . Here’s what you need to know. If the planned to keep their moves a mystery, it wasn’t tough to solve their game of quarterback Clue based on all the talk in restaurants, coffee shops and convention center hallways abo…
    10 months ago