White is prohibited from practicing so using that to bolster your point seems silly.
Now you’re re-phrasing what you said. You said “Packers at the soonest and it may be longer than that” or something along that line. You made a statement in a factual manner. I have no idea when he will be back. Maybe he will play this week….maybe he will have to retire……somewhere in between is more likely but we don’t know. Acting as if you know, and taking a negative line, makes you a negative Nancy. Own it.
I could say “He will probably play this week” but that would have to own being seen as a Pollyanna.
If I had to guess, I wouldn’t be far off from where you guessed…..but I’d acknowledge it as a guess.
Edit: I re-read your post and the “reasonably expect” part does offer some equivocation so I will give you that. It’s still a negative spin based on no info but not as bad as I originally read it.