The salary is the least of it. Follow the money off the field. [Dummy text: replace this with your opening.]
Start with the moment everyone saw. Describe what happened in two or three sentences, the way a friend would tell it. Then hint at what most people missed.
What everyone saw
Write what the public saw here: the post, the launch, the headline. Keep it short and concrete.
Put your strongest line here. It becomes a pull quote.
What actually happened
Take it apart here. Who planned it, what they held back, how the money moved. Use one paragraph per idea.
Add as many paragraphs as you need. Type /image to drop in a screenshot, or /audio to add a voice note.
What you can use
End with the takeaway: one thing the reader can do in their own business this week.