Um. All of the reports I read about the team I root for, the Falcons, were substantiated through documents showing that they were fined and or suspended for the infraction. Plus I already knew about them anyway. They all happened. A lot of them were worse than a slightly deflated ball. Nothing major was made about it. No one took a year suspension for piping in crowd noise during games even though the team owner Arthur Blank fully admitted that they did it.
Im not implying that deflating the game balls is against the rules. What I'm saying is that it isn't something that you should eat a year suspension and a title strip for. Fine him. Suspend him a game or two and move on.
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