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  "path": "/one-of-dianna-russinis-funny-little-stories-was-a-big-fat-fib",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-30T13:55:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "Media Meltdowns",
    "NFL",
    "dianna russini",
    "fibbing",
    "minnesota vikings",
    "New York Times article",
    "shared on a podcast",
    "Adam Herbets of The Center Square"
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  "textContent": "A recent New York Times article about former NFL insider Dianna Russini resurfaced an anecdote that Russini had previously shared on a podcast earlier this year. The story went like this: Russini was pulled over for texting and driving, and attempted to talk her way out of the ticket by telling the cop that she had only been texting because she was trying to break the news that Sean McDermott had just been fired by the Buffalo Bills. When that didn't work, she asked the officer who his favorite team was, and then FaceTimed the coach of that team. From the _Times_ :\n\n> “I FaceTime the head coach,” she said, without naming him. “Head coach is in his office. He said, ‘What’s up?’ I go, ‘I just got pulled over and I just wanted you to meet my friend, Officer Joe.’”\n>\n> The coach helped her get out of the ticket by telling the officer, “You should let her go, she’s a good citizen,” Ms. Russini said.\n\nAs it turns out, that's not what happened. Adam Herbets of The Center Square obtained the bodycam footage from the traffic stop in question, and it shows that Russini was embellishing quite a bit while relaying this story to her podcast pals.",
  "title": "One Of Dianna Russini’s Funny Little Stories Was A Big Fat Fib"
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