But the ‘seriousness of the charge’...
Hard to take the charge serious when the NFL doesn’t really seem to care. There’s apparently no rush to talk to anyone especially the players of the QB on either team. There’s no accountability in the handling of the balls anytime after the 2hrs or so before the game when they are inspected and the rules are pretty lay everything on the officials on the field when it comes to the balls used.
If this was truly a “big deal” resolving any future occurrences could be put to bed in a few seconds. 1 ball throughout the game. Problem solved.