The first round of the 2026 draft lacked juice. Enter the Patriots coach, NFL reporter Dianna Russini, and the sex scandal that won’t go away. On Thursday evening, the draft began with a whimper––a no. 1 pick watching from home in a free shirt, a running back chosen third, and a first round that lacked splashy trades, hyped-up quarterbacks, or juicy story lines. In other words, no match for a sex scandal. Mike Vrabel and the Patriots had to be yearning for someone to pull a Laremy Tunsil.