It is the job of an agent to tell the best version of their client’s story at every opportunity. That’s what they’re paid for. It makes up a core part of their utility. So to hear Pittsburgh Steelers college free agent rookie outside linebacker Tyree Johnson describe his client as a third-round talent with a sixth-round draft grade who went undrafted due to bad luck is to hear the machinations up public relations in action.
But there is always truth to the ideal tale, as well, and it is true that Johnson, whom the Steelers signed after the 2022 NFL Draft on a deal that included a $10,000 signing bonus, did have a string of bad luck in terms of injuries over the past year that prevented him from putting the best version of himself on the field.