Would you WEIGH the football to determine the PSI or MEASURE THE PRESSURE ?!?
Seems to me you would MEASURE THE PRESSURE.
Statment says the ball was WEIGHED.
If a football weighs about 411 grams, and the air is only adding 10 grams to that weight. They would have to have some pretty good scales to measure the difference. The football being wet or dry probably has a bigger effect.
“To gain an advantage and make a ball easier to grip in poor weather conditions, a team might take air out of the ball. During the Patriots game, a ball was weighed and believed to be below the required 12.5 to 13.5 pounds per square inch. Should the Patriots be found guilty, they would be subject to lost draft picks and/or a lofty fine.”
If it isn’t an issue, why the investigation?