A stir rippled through the crowd.
Whether media journalists or Chieftain players, everyone fell into shock under Hunter's indiscriminate barrage, their mouths agape and eyes wide.
Clearly, this was unexpected—
After all, this was only the spring training camp, attended voluntarily. Each year, players would skip spring training to posture for better contracts, forcing teams to negotiate, but it wasn't something to make a fuss about.
The real issue would be the mandatory summer training camp, which everyone had to attend. Missing that would be a declaration of war, with both players and teams preparing for the worst in full alert.
At the moment, the situation between Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers was tense, and that was a fact; but Bell had only missed the spring training, and neither the media nor anyone else were ringing alarm bells just yet.
Escalation needed to happen gradually.
However.
