I had heard it was a 2lb drop below legal. That’s a pretty large drop for a football.
Odds are it’s not some deep conspiracy but just a callous “cheat” of the rules that they got too slack on and went too far.
The most damning thing was when a guy claimed on the radio that their stats are atypical for cold weather performance.
Let’s see if the NFL treats this more serious than a coach telling his players to play hard.
I think it is a bizarre rule to begin with - but it is a rule nevertheless and the Patriot obviously cheated and then lied about it. The coverup is usually worse than the crime. Had they just fessed up it would not be so bad. Plus it is quite pathetic because they really didn’t need to do this to wipe out the Colts.