As NFL fans were awaiting an update on Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb on Monday night, ESPNâs Adam Schefter sent out a tweet that could have been worded better. In fact, it couldnât have been worded any worse.
Chubb was hurt early in the second quarter of Mondayâs game against the Steelers. Even with the help of teammates, he was unable to get to his feet and grabbed at his knee. Within a minute of the play, it was apparent that something was wrong. ESPNâs Joe Buck quickly said that the replay of the injury was ânot to be seenâ while fans at Pittsburghâs Acrisure Stadium let out an audible groan upon seeing the injury on the stadiumâs video board.
ESPNâs Adam Schefter is one of the people who football fans tend to look to for injury reports. And not long after the injury, he sent out a doozy of a tweet.
Technically speaking, this is an accurate tweet. Itâs grammatically correct and historically accurate. While in college at Georgia in 2015, Watson sustained those injuries.
But given that it was quickly apparent that Chubb sustained a knee injury on Monday, starting a tweet with âNick Chubb dislocated his left knee and tore his MCL, PCL, and LCL with cartilage damageâ was an odd choice.
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â Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) September 19, 2023
Why in the HELL would you start the tweet like this, Adam?
@AdamSchefter https://t.co/o9f3cKZaUF â Will Compton (@_willcompton) September 19, 2023
Reword this colossally misleading and confusing tweet please https://t.co/ZnfJtTnud3
â David Steele (@David_C_Steele) September 19, 2023
Schefter. Bro. You are way too prominent to still be using clickbaity wording like this. Do your damn job and relay information as clearly as possible.
Aka donât wait until the third goddam line to mention that youâre talking about an injury eight years ago. https://t.co/l994n5ZqgX
â Kacy Sager (@THESagerbomb) September 19, 2023
Hey Adam, MAYBE START THE TWEET with âOn October 10, 2015.â https://t.co/EqkzeNC2Oh
â Iâm Mr. Brightside (@_blue42) September 19, 2023
Schefterâs tweet might not have been so bad if it wasnât abundantly clear that Chubb had sustained a knee injury and if sustaining any or all of the injuries mentioned wasnât a distinct possibility. But given that it happened, starting with the date or âWhen he was in collegeâ would have been better advised here.