There were no quotes from Rachel Brand in the article. That was 100% the New York Times’ spin. The two anonymous sources mentioned in the article only confirmed that she was leaving.
“There were no quotes from Rachel Brand in the article.....”
You are right - I was wrong to say she was quoted.
“The two anonymous sources mentioned in the article only confirmed that she was leaving”.
There’s no basis for that assumption. The default interpretation would be that the “according to [....]” phrase applies to the entire article, unless otherwise stated.