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NFL confirms probe into deflated balls
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THE NFL says its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the AFC championship game is ongoing after a report on Tuesday night claimed the league found 11 balls were not properly inflated.
Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, said that the “investigation is currently underway and we’re still awaiting findings.”
Vincent was responding to an ESPN report that cited anonymous league sources saying 11 of the Patriots’ 12 allotted game footballs were under-inflated by 2 pounds per square inch of air. ESPN did not say how that occurred.
Vincent said earlier he expected the probe to be concluded by the end of the week. The last thing the NFL wants after a difficult season off the field is a potential cheating scandal that disrupts Super Bowl week. New England faces Seattle on February 1 in Glendale, Arizona.
The Patriots, who beat Indianapolis 45-7 for the AFC title, said they were cooperating with the league, and a Seahawks spokesman said the team would defer to the league on the matter.
The NFL began looking into the issue not only because doctoring the footballs could provide a competitive advantage, but because it would compromise the integrity of the game.
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