Let’s follow along on the timeline of yet another weird example of ESPN’s nebulous sourcing policy. In this edition, ESPN tries to break news on Russell Wilson’s contract that was already broken elsewhere and then tries to take credit for it…
1) 9:44 AM – Peter King breaks the news of Russell Wilson’s new contract
Russell Wilson and the Seahawks have agreed to a 4-year, $87.6-million extension, per source.
— Peter King (@peter_king) July 31, 2015
2) 9:54 AM – Wilson announces on Twitter that he’s staying with the Seahawks for four more years
Blessed to be w/ this organization for 4 more years! Can't wait to get on field w/ the fellas! @Seahawks #ChampionshipMindset #GoHawks
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) July 31, 2015
3) 10:12 AM – SportsCenter tweets about Wilson’s deal being close but not done and credits Chris Mortensen
Russell Wilson and Seahawks are near deal on four-year contract extension, but it's not yet done. (via @mortreport)
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 31, 2015
4) 10:44 AM – SportsCenter tweets that Wilson has come to terms with the Seahawks and credits ESPN and Sports Illustrated
BREAKING: Russell Wilson and Seahawks reach contract extension for 4 years, $87.6 million. (via ESPN and @SINOW) pic.twitter.com/8WMoWkDCXy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 31, 2015
So it took just one hour from Peter King breaking the news to SportsCenter giving Sports Illustrated just partial credit. And in between, Chris Mortensen reported that the deal was not done after Russell Wilson said publicly it was. But ESPN still wants to take some credit for reporting the done deal? How does this make sense?
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