The NFL is investigating the possibility that the New England Patriots purposely deflated footballs during Sunday night’s playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.
A source within the NFL tells wthr.com‘s Bob Kravitz that the league is investigating the possibility that the Patriots deflated footballs in their 45-7 win over the Colts Sunday night.
The source told Kravitz that officials took a ball out of play at one point and weighed it.
New York Newsday’s Bob Glauber tweeted around 7 a.m. Monday that NFL Spokesman Michael Signora confirmed the WTHR exclusive that the NFL is looking into whether footballs were properly inflated during the Colts-Patriots game.
A deflated football could potentially be easier to throw and catch or more difficult, depending on how deflated it is.
Kravitz was told that if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs, it would result in lost draft picks for the Patriots.
“@NewsdaySports: NFL confirms it is investigating #Patriots for improper inflation of footballs http://t.co/GNf3AfJu7O”
— Bob Glauber (@BobGlauber) January 19, 2015
It’s not the first time the Patriots were caught cheating. A New England Patriots employee reportedly secretly videotaped the St. Louis Rams’ pregame walk-through the day before Super Bowl XXXVI, the Boston Herald reported Saturday.