When Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said yesterday that it would be “hard to envision” that wide receiver Antonio Brown still being with the organization by the time training camp rolls around, it pretty much blew up all around Steelers Twitter, and through much of NFL Twitter as well. It’s huge news, of course, and is going to attract a lot of attention.
Especially when it’s framed just right, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette did, which is their prerogative. I think most people understand the world we live in and the urgency to frame narratives in a manner that best generates attention while still being generally accurate and faithful to the content.