"At least six more reporters slept with coaches!" U.S. NFL reporter's bombshell claim sparks controversy

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A former U.S. reporter fired for exposing an inappropriate relationship between a sports reporter and an NFL team coach has claimed there are at least six more similar cases in the industry, triggering a fresh wave of revelations that have turned local media upside down.

According to a report by U.S. sports outlet Provable on the 1st (Korean time), Chrissy Floyd (26), an NFL reporter formerly with USA Today, made these claims in an exclusive column she contributed to the British outlet 'Daily Mail' recently. In the column, Floyd expressed her grievance, stating, "I was fired for exposing the dirtiest sexual secrets of the NFL."

The controversy began last April when Diana Lucchini (43), a top NFL reporter for the U.S. sports outlet 'The Athletic', became embroiled in allegations of an affair with Mike Vrabel (51), head coach of the New England Patriots. This followed a report by the New York Post in April that released photos of Lucchini and Coach Vrabel enjoying a secret rendezvous at a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona. All parties involved are married.

Lucchini submitted her resignation just one week after the exposé was published. However, Floyd later took to her social media to assert, "(Lucchini) was not resigning voluntarily but was under pressure to resign," and strongly criticized her, saying, "Your actions cause immense harm to other female sports reporters who work hard on the ground."

However, immediately following the incident, USA Today stated that "Floyd's remarks violated the company's principles of maintaining professionalism and ethical dignity," and promptly fired her. Floyd, too, lost her job.

Breaking her silence about six weeks after being fired, Floyd made even more shocking revelations in her column for the 'Daily Mail'. Through the article, she revealed, "During my time as a reporter, at least six (she used the expression 'half a dozen') female reporters confessed to me that they had sexual relationships with team staff while covering teams, and in one case, even with a top-tier famous coach."

She continued, "These secrets are confessions that can only be shared with immense trust, so it is impossible to even imagine how many more similar cases are occurring behind the scenes." She strongly criticized the pervasive atmosphere within the NFL and the sports media industry.

Currently, Diana Lucchini, who sparked the initial controversy, has gone silent after switching her social media accounts to private as the scandal spread. She has made no further statements since leaving The Athletic.

This 'reporter-coach sex scandal' unfolding around the NFL, one of the most popular sports in the United States, is expanding beyond mere gossip into a matter of journalistic ethics in sports reporting, and is expected to cause significant ripples within the local industry for some time.

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