Current starting quarterbacks. Talking heads who once touched footballs. Mediocre quarterbacks who once won the Super Bowl. Even backup quarterbacks like the Seattle Seahawks’ Tarvaris Jackson had a take on Ballghazi.
“That’s crazy,” Jackson said, who played his college football at Alabama State. “But I have thrown some balls that weren’t all the way pumped up [by accident]. They do feel better. Kicking balls are horrible. They’re overinflated.”
Jackson, however, did not specify whether he used those footballs in practice or during games.
According to a report, the NFL found that 11 of the Patriots’ 12 game balls were inflated significantly less than the NFL’s requirements in their 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
The investigation found the footballs used by the Patriots were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below league mandated regulations.
The NFL has not announced any penalties against the Patriots leading up to Super Bowl XLIX.
