A liquor store employee scooped everyone on Patrick Mahomes’ extension with Chiefs
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter did what he often does: share breaking NFL news.
This was a big story, too: the Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes had agreed on a 10-year extension.
Thing is, Schefter didn’t have it first. That honor belonged to Katie Camlin, a liquor store employee who tweeted at 12:21 p.m.: “A front office employee for the Chiefs came in and bought six bottles of Dom Perignon. Said there’s a big signing today. He said it’s not Chris Jones, so my guess is a Mahomes deal.”
Camlin later deleted the tweet, out of nervousness about doing something wrong. Here is the screenshot:
After Schefter tweeted the news, Camlin shared this message:
And this:
She also was nervous about doing something inappropriate, but likely gave the store a lot of free publicity.
Camlin’s story shows the power of social media and how a story can break from an unlikely source.
UPDATE: By Monday night, Camlin’s jitters were gone and she was feeling good about how the story unfolded:
This story was originally published July 6, 2020 at 3:04 PM.
