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#452: Diana Russini Scandal, Taxidermy Pets & A WILD Five Questions - OBB Benched Ep. 452 - A Poodle Named Scruffles
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- Apr 20, 2026
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- 2022
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Summary
Instead of Draft stories, win projections and recruiting dominance... we're talking about kissing brothers, taxidermied gators and Japanese chair racing! Welcome to OBB Benched! We kick things off with the Diana Russini saga: the NFL reporter who resigned from The Athletic before they even finished their investigation into allegations surrounding her and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. We break down what we know, what the rumors say, and why quitting mid-investigation might tell you everything you need to know. Plus — the boys let AI have a little too much fun with this one. Then things go completely off the rails. A Florida couple gets arrested for strapping a roadkill alligator to their car roof on I-95 en route to a taxidermist — and that somehow leads to a full-blown confession about a stuffed family poodle named Scruffles and a frozen cat named Octavius who spent a long weekend next to the Eggo waffles. You've been warned. From there, we tackle the Detroit Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown admitting his dad made him and his brother kiss on the lips to end arguments, which opens the floor for a deeply personal and increasingly uncomfortable family discussion. And of course, we wrap up with Five Questions, our weekly segment guaranteed to produce at least one answer that can never be unheard: The worst song lyric of all time (Yellow Submarine, Tubthumping, and Lucy in the Sky all get dragged) The worst dating advice you've ever received (including one piece of stepfather wisdom involving the word "wrong") The most cursed jersey brand combinations (OnlyFans + Jiffy Lube + Gray's Taxidermy makes an appearance) The cringiest tattoo + location combo possible What your legendary personal weapon would be — and what you'd name it It's chaotic, it's unhinged, and Scruffles haunts e…