- Patriots’ Bill Belichick made the comment Friday about the underinflated balls
- Belichick claims the team did nothing wrong and has referred everyone to the NFL
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Nearly nine years after the New England Patriots were involved in “Deflategate,” Bill Belichick said the team got wind of a new deflated ball situation.
Belichick claimed the footballs were “underinflated” by as much as 2 1/2 pounds during the first half of his team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday.
“We have nothing to do with it,” Belichick said. ‘Were we aware of that? Of course. As I understand it, they were all the same. I don’t know what the explanation is. It was the same for both teams.”
“You should talk to the league about what happened with that. That part of it, they can all control that,” Belichick continued.
The balls were underinflated to about ‘2.2 1/2 pounds’ per Belichick.
Bill Belichick said this week that the footballs for half of the Patriots-Chiefs were underinflated
According to NFL rules, kicking footballs must weigh between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch.
During the first half of the game, Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker and New England kicker Chad Ryland missed kicks from 39 and 41 yards, respectively.
Several kickoff attempts also almost went out of bounds with the underinflated balls.
The Chiefs won the game 27-12 against the Patriots.
NFL officials are responsible for ensuring that football is the correct weight for each game.
