Patriots quarterback Drake Maye addressed the controversy surrounding his head coach Mike Vrabel for the first time on Wednesday. Earlier this month, photos published by the New York Post of Vrabel holding hands, hugging and spending time with former The Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at a romantic resort in Sedona went viral. While Vrabel and Russini initially dismissed the pictures, Vrabel later acknowledged to the media he had difficult conversations with his family, the team and his players that he described as “positive and productive.” He added, “We believe in order to be successful on and off the field that we have to make good decisions. That includes me, that starts with me. We never want our actions to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction.” Following Vrabel’s initial comments, more pictures emerged of him and Russini kissing at a bar in New York six years ago in 2020.…