"Rumours" we may start reading after the combine

Exactly. It's all about the wording. If you say a team "might" or "may" then you're good. If what you said turns out to be true then you're a true insider. If it doesn't turn out to be true then oh well. It's a fluid situation so take it with a grain of salt.

It's amazing how easy it is to simply make things up and present them to be "inside info".