SAN FRANCISCO — In response to everything that transpired as a result of the Deflategate scandal, the NFL randomly tested PSI levels of footballs before, during and after select games during the 2015 regular season.
While it was expected these results would be used to research the impact different weather conditions have on the PSI levels in footballs, Commissioner Roger Goodell said today the data will not be shared publicly.
Transparency is hardly a virtue at the NFL, especially when the results could potentially weaken their appeal in the Tom Brady case, set to begin March 3.
Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show Tuesday, Goodell said the inspection of footballs wasn’t part of a research project, but rather a series of “spot checks” to make sure teams were complying with the rules.
“What the league did this year was what we do with a lot of rules and policies designed to protect the integrity of the game and that is to create a deterrent effect — that we do spot checks to prevent and make sure the clubs understand that we’re watching these issues,” Goodell said. “It wasn’t a research study.”
“There were no violations this year. We’re pleased that we haven’t had any violations, and we continue the work obviously to consistently and importantly enforce the integrity of the game and rules designed there to protect them.”
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