Quote:The NFL knew that there was a possibility that the pressure of the balls had been illegally reduced by the Pats. The refs were told this too. Then, on top of that, the balls went mysteriously missing just before the game adding further suspicion to the matter. Yet the refs did not check the balls after they went missing, and a whole half was played before they were checked. If deflation might in any way give the Pats an advantage, then why did the refs choose to allow the first half to be played with what may have been tainted balls. Wasn't that grossly unfair to the Colts?


From the facts presented in the Wells report, the case against the Pats was/is pretty sketchy. But the fact that the refs knew about the possibility and yet chose to do nothing to protect the Colts from playing at a disadvantage is a known fact. So I ask again, why does Walt Anderson still have a job with the NFL?