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I had to laugh at how all Adam Schefter does is essentially say what everybody has been saying all along - that Gronk is probably not going to play week one at Buffalo - and the world wide leader goes in to full hype mode, with a bright red "Breaking News" on the crawl on the bottom of the television screen. That of course is followed by all of the other Bristol 'Insiders' re-wording the same, with slight variations, on how 'sources' have told them that Gronk will not be available to play week one.
After that predictably ever other sports media outlet and writer feels compelled to re-report the same news because even though there is absolutely no new information, they will appear to have totally dropped the ball if they don't publish something on their website or blog, or say something about it on their show.
The bottom line is that Schefter gave us absolutely no new information; this was just a contrived news story. For most the expectation right along has been late September. The only news will be the upcoming decision on whether or not to place him on PUP at the start of the season.
After that predictably ever other sports media outlet and writer feels compelled to re-report the same news because even though there is absolutely no new information, they will appear to have totally dropped the ball if they don't publish something on their website or blog, or say something about it on their show.
The bottom line is that Schefter gave us absolutely no new information; this was just a contrived news story. For most the expectation right along has been late September. The only news will be the upcoming decision on whether or not to place him on PUP at the start of the season.
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