Dianna Russini’s traffic-stop story is under scrutiny after bodycam footage showed no FaceTime call to an NFL coach. (Image via Getty)Dianna Russini’s traffic-stop story now has a bodycam problem.The former The Athletic NFL reporter said earlier this year that she FaceTimed an NFL head coach during a traffic stop to help avoid a ticket. Video obtained by The Center Square’s Adam Herbets shows the Jan. 19 stop in Ridgewood, N.J., but it does not show a FaceTime call to a coach.What the Dianna Russini bodycam footage actually showed during the Jan. 19 stopRussini was pulled over on Godwin Avenue for using a handheld cell phone while driving, according to a Ridgewood Police Department statement published by ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio.In the footage, Russini told the officer she was an NFL reporter and said she had been working on a story involving Sean McDermott and the Buffalo Bills.“So, you’re not going to care; I’m an NFL reporter, and I just broke that Sean McDermott got fired from the Bills,” Russini told the officer. “And that is what I was just sending to send, a tweet. I was gonna pull over because I have to make calls. I know you don’t care, but I just wanted you to know my reason why.”The officer told Russini she had been on her phone for a while but acknowledged that her job required her to use it. Russini then brought up former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll.“You know who I was on the phone with? Brian Daboll,” Russini said. “He wants the job.”The conversation then shifted to the officer’s NFL fandom. Russini asked whether he was a fan of the New York Giants or New York Jets. The officer said he was a Minnesota Vikings fan, “unfortunately.”Russini then showed him a text conversation with Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. The officer reacted by saying, “Oh my god. Wow. Pretty cool.” Russini added, “Their quarterback sucks.”That is where the bodycam footage matters. The video shows Russini mentioning Daboll and showing texts from O’Connell. It does not show her FaceTiming an NFL head coach.Why Ridgewood police said Dianna Russini left with only a warningThe FaceTime claim came from Russini’s appearance on “Stugotz and Company” earlier this year. During that appearance, Russini said she offered to let the officer speak to an NFL coach.“Do you want to talk to the coach? You should talk to the coach,” Russini said.Russini then described the alleged call.“I FaceTime the head coach. Head coach is in his office. He said, ‘What’s up?’ I go, ‘I just got pulled over and I just wanted you to meet my friend, Officer Joe,’” Russini said.According to Russini’s version, the coach told the officer she was “a good citizen” and said he should let her go.The bodycam footage does not match that part of the story.Ridgewood Police Chief Forest Ross Lyons said the officer stopped Russini at 9:40 a.m. on Jan. 19 for handheld cell phone use while driving. He said the officer followed department protocol, reviewed Russini’s driving history, and used professional discretion to issue a verbal warning.“The use of officer discretion in determining whether to issue a warning or a citation is consistent with Ridgewood Police Department policy and longstanding practice,” Lyons said in the statement.The footage does not prove why the officer made his decision. The department says it was discretion. The video does show Russini leaning on her NFL access during the stop, and it cuts against the most memorable part of the story she later told publicly.That is the issue now. Russini did not just tell a colorful anecdote. She told one involving her job, an NFL coach, and a police officer. Once the bodycam surfaced, the part that made the story viral was also the part missing from the video.