Colts and Ravens setup the Patriots?

[tedman2012]

no matter who did it they should be fired and everyone plays with the same balls .

 

[Fountain City Blues]

no matter who did it they should be fired and everyone plays with the same balls .

Well, realistically since there's stuff like Boyles law and what not, the same PSI probably isn't very realistic. I think it' pretty clear though that the NFL should be handling these balls instead of the teams so shady things don't happen which may or may not have nefarious intent.

 

[Southieinnc]

Well, realistically since there's stuff like Boyles law and what not, the same PSI probably isn't very realistic. I think it' pretty clear though that the NFL should be handling these balls instead of the teams so shady things don't happen which may or may not have nefarious intent.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...l-for-selling-deflategate-football/ar-BBhJ23p

The NFL was apparently handling these balls!!!

 

[PatsFan2003]

The article in more detail.

The unapproved kicking ball that sources told "Outside the Lines" that a Gillette Stadium officials' locker room attendant tried to introduce into the AFC Championship Game was handed to the man by an NFL employee, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

The source said one of the "K balls," which are used only for special-teams play, went missing, and an NFL employee in charge of collecting balls for charity gave another ball to Jim McNally, who works the officials' locker room at Patriots games.

McNally then gave it to Greg Yette, an alternate official who was in charge of putting the K balls into play. When Yette saw that ball did not have the pregame marking that referee Walt Anderson had put on the ball, he became suspicious and alerted NFL officials in the press box, a source told "Outside The Lines."

A source told Schefter that the man in charge of collecting balls for charity in previous games has been fired by the league for selling the footballs meant for charity for a profit over a period of time.

The source said that a different NFL official also handed a ball to an equipment manager to be passed along to Yette later in the game.

The source said attorney Ted Wells and his team of investigators are aware of the chain of events, and have video of the exchange with the equipment manager. Wells has been hired by the NFL to conduct an investigation into accusations that the Patriots used underinflated footballs in the first half of their 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts that sent them to the Super Bowl.

The results of Wells' investigation have not been announced. In a statement released late last month, Wells said he expected his investigation to go on for "at least several more weeks" and asked that "everyone involved or potentially involved in this matter avoids public comment concerning the matter until the investigation is concluded. The results will be shared publicly."

Tuesday, "Outside The Lines" reported that McNally tried to introduce the unauthorized ball into the game, but sources didn't know his motivation for doing so. Yette, reached by OTL, declined comment. McNally, approached at his home last week, said "I can't talk to you" and waved a reporter away.

McNally is a game-day employee at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots, who won the Super Bowl over the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 1, came under scrutiny prior to the AFC Championship Game, when the Colts reportedly alerted the NFL during the regular season that the Patriots may be using underinflated footballs after the teams met Nov. 16.

A source told "Outside the Lines" that Mike Kensil, the NFL's vice president of game operations, decided to personally go down to the officials' locker room at halftime of the Patriots-Colts game to check the game balls, in part because of the suspicions McNally's actions raised. Kensil did not respond to requests for comment.

It also has been reported that the Colts noticed an underinflated football after an interception by linebacker D'Qwell Jackson in the AFC Championship Game. Jackson said at the Pro Bowl that he didn't notice that the football was underinflated. Also, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, told "60 Minutes Sports" that Colts general manager Ryan Grigson told league officials in the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game that the Patriots might be tampering with footballs.

One source said Kensil personally checked the PSI (pounds per square inch) levels of all 12 footballs the Patriots had for use on offense and found that 11 of those 12 were underinflated by "one to two pounds." Last month, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that the investigation found the footballs were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below what's required by NFL regulations.

They were reinflated to the league-required level and were returned for use in the second half.

Just more proof that people who jump to conclusions are often very wrong...

and yes this is for all the Yahoo's here and in the media and elsewhere who wanted Belichick's and Brady's head.

 

[TxHeat]

Every day this whole shit storm gets more and more comical..from the league office side. Clearly, there is a vendetta going on and hopefully Wells' report will include all the bull shit.

 

[{+}Mother-Marge{+}]

Every day this whole shit storm gets more and more comical..from the league office side. Clearly, there is a vendetta going on and hopefully Wells' report will include all the bull shit.

.....I hear mark brunelle ~fainted~ on hearing this news,........the "Bus" had to give him ((mouth-to-mouth)).....!

 

[TxHeat]

.....I hear mark brunelle ~fainted~ on hearing this news,........the "Bus" had to give him ((mouth-to-mouth)).....!

good..they both fucking deserve each other and throw in Aikman and that fat tool Haley.

 

[{+}Mother-Marge{+}]

good..they both fucking deserve each other and throw in Aikman and that fat tool Haley.

......and don Shula choked on one of his expensive steaks (@Shula's)......*upon hearing this news*.

 

[redseat]

.....I hear mark brunelle ~fainted~ on hearing this news,........the "Bus" had to give him ((mouth-to-mouth)).....!

But woke up and still sad it was Brady's fault and he (Brady) deflated the balls.

 

[redseat]

I want to hear Chris Simms opinion on this situation again... Anyone got a clip of that?

 

[redseat]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...l-for-selling-deflategate-football/ar-BBhJ23p

The NFL was apparently handling these balls!!!

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...-room-attendant-kicking-game-ball-source-says

 

[TxHeat]

......and don Shula choked on one of his expensive steaks (@Shula's)......*upon hearing this news*.

oh..forgot about that old goat. thanks for the reminder Mother.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...l-for-selling-deflategate-football/ar-BBhJ23p

The NFL was apparently handling these balls!!!

League's problem. NFL should still be handling the balls.

 

[Bunkamania]

If the NFL was handling the balls they need to be fined as they do to Lynch.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

Colts GM just basically admitted that the NFL had a sting operation on NE for the AFCCG. Stated he told the league a week before the game that they had concerns. NFL never told NE about it. Not looking good for the NFL.

14m14 minutes ago

So the Colts alerted the NFL about the Patriots and then the NFL went into the AFC championship game looking to run a sting operation. Great

5m5 minutes ago

#Colts GM Ryan Grigson confirmed that the team alerted the NFL to ball inflation issues in the days leading up to the game.

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[TxHeat]

Colts GM just basically admitted that the NFL had a sting operation on NE for the AFCCG. Stated he told the league a week before the game that they had concerns. NFL never told NE about it. Not looking good for the NFL.

14m14 minutes ago

So the Colts alerted the NFL about the Patriots and then the NFL went into the AFC championship game looking to run a sting operation. Great

5m5 minutes ago

#Colts GM Ryan Grigson confirmed that the team alerted the NFL to ball inflation issues in the days leading up to the game.

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This along with the fact that the only ball that turned out to be 2 psi below league requirement was the one sitting on the Colts sideline suggests total BS! And Jackson claimed after his interception that he didn't notice any problem with that ball. So question is..who on the Colts sideline deflated that ball?

 

[CreepCreep2014]

This along with the fact that the only ball that turned out to be 2 psi below league requirement was the one sitting on the Colts sideline suggests total BS! And Jackson claimed after his interception that he didn't notice any problem with that ball. So question is..who on the Colts sideline deflated that ball?

According to Uncle Chuck,

Phil Perry @PhilAPerry Follow


Pagano says it's "ludicrous" to think a Colts employee may have deflated one of the AFFCG footballs.

 

[TxHeat]

According to Uncle Chuck,

Phil Perry @PhilAPerry Follow


Pagano says it's "ludicrous" to think a Colts employee may have deflated one of the AFFCG footballs.

I think not given that the Colts were in on the sting to start with. Hardly ludicrous at all.

 

[tedman2012]

If the NFL has anything, they need to step up and say something! I guess they are all over ESPN for saying a Ref did it, when it was actually someone who works for the NFL. ESPN has actually changed their story now. This whole thing is a mess and a joke now. The NFL is looking worse and worse the more they keep quiet. Clear NE and let this thing end.

ne will

Colts GM just basically admitted that the NFL had a sting operation on NE for the AFCCG. Stated he told the league a week before the game that they had concerns. NFL never told NE about it. Not looking good for the NFL.

14m14 minutes ago

So the Colts alerted the NFL about the Patriots and then the NFL went into the AFC championship game looking to run a sting operation. Great

5m5 minutes ago

#Colts GM Ryan Grigson confirmed that the team alerted the NFL to ball inflation issues in the days leading up to the game.

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[TxHeat]

There is a new article on SB Nation titled - "Colts told NFL about deflated footballs before AFC Championship to 'level the playing field'."

I didn't read it..I was laughing too hard. I think 45-7 was the reason.