lol. No love lost, Red Steel. Just making a point. Sorry to be so harsh. ;o)
I also played football and I own two 2 NFL footballs. I just inflated 1 under the recommended PSI. I can’t get much deflection out of it from my normal squeeze, which I would still perceive to be a normally inflated football.
However, I don’t trust the PSI gauge on the compressor that I’m getting an accurate reading for low pressure inflation. And it’s “tackified” instead of the usual leather cover but “NFL” and size. The Tackified to prevent scuffing is for throwing around in the street or wherever like bouncing it off hater heads at 30 yards.
The other one is genuine leather, Pete Tagliabue NFL game ball, but unfortunately it’s located at my other place.
So this gives me an excuse to buy another official NFL size football, and a ball pressure gauge to test this nonsense, and to maybe rifle it through people and other things.