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Did NFL’s inattention to PSI lead to Deflategate?

May 9, 2015 by Mike Dussault

Did NFL’s inattention to PSI lead to Deflategate?

Tom E. brings up a great point that has been on my mind. What’s more plausible – that Brady wanted the balls at 11.5 and made sure they were always deflated after being inspected, or that the ball boys were told to make sure they stayed at 12.5 when inattentive refs would overinflate them while inspecting them? Doesn’t seem unreasonable to think the McNally would do whatever necessary after bring reamed by Brady after the Jets game.

So how, if this was the first time the refs ever recalled losing track of the balls between PSI check and the field, was McNally deflating the balls at Brady’s behest every game? 

And is it a coincidence that the one time the NFL specifically told the refs to look out for the ball pressure they lose track of them?

So many things don’t add up, especially when it comes to drawing a clear line from Brady to ordering the code red to deflate balls below 12.5.

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