N.F.L. Reporter Resigns From The Athletic Amid an Investigation

The publication, which is owned by The New York Times, was investigating the conduct of Dianna Russini after photographs showed her with the head coach of the New England Patriots.

The Athletic’s senior N.F.L. reporter, Dianna Russini, resigned on Tuesday, a week after photographs emerged of her holding hands with and embracing Mike Vrabel, the head coach of the New England Patriots.

Steven Ginsberg, executive editor of The Athletic, which is owned by The New York Times, told staff members about Ms. Russini’s decision in an internal memo.

“While I can’t share the details of our investigation into Dianna’s conduct,” he wrote, “I want to emphasize that the leadership of The Athletic has taken this matter seriously from the moment we learned about it.”