Multiple sources have reported that NFL officials failed to properly inflate the kicking balls at Gillette Stadium before the Patriots vs. Chiefs game. The balls were underinflated by 2-2.5 pounds in the first half, affecting the game. Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick confirmed the underinflation and mentioned that both kickers missed kicks. The NFL declined to comment on the issue and Belichick deferred to the league for an explanation.
Bill Belichick confirmed that footballs were underinflated in the first half of Chiefs-Patriots https://t.co/3K5rYVZh9m
Bill Belichick opens up about kicking balls from new Deflategate controversy https://t.co/ppzAfT9Kq1 https://t.co/klAzNzci0e
Bill Belichick: Footballs used for kicking were underinflated in Patriots-Chiefs game https://t.co/Fc2Y12PO9R
News story: Bill Belichick says kicking footballs in 1st half vs. Chiefs were underinflated (confirming @ByMarkDaniels report)…NFL declines comment…KC’s Harrison Butker says FG miss a result of technique but notes difference w/ footballs in 2nd half. https://t.co/Z5m1rMUVmW
Bill Belichick: You'd have to ask league what happened with underinflated kicking balls. https://t.co/pNmJCfJFMP
The NFL has declined to comment on underinflated kicking footballs in the first half of the Chiefs-Patriots game. Patriots HC Bill Belichick said this morning they were 2-2.5 PSI underinflated. Officials are responsible for kicking balls. They were fixed at halftime.…
The NFL has declined to comment on the underinflated kicking footballs in the first half of Sunday's Chiefs-Patriots game. Patriots HC Bill Belichick said this morning they were 2-2.5 PSI underinflated. Officials are responsible for kicking balls. They were fixed at halftime.
Bill Belichick deferred to the NFL on two issues - why weren't the kicking balls properly inflated last weekend? And why did officials wait to halftime to fix the issue? I reached out to league and an NFL spokesman declined to comment. https://t.co/DSVpeEaUjU
Bill Belichick confirmed that the kicking balls were underinflated last weekend. It doesn't sound like the NFL gave him an explanation for what went wrong. https://t.co/ZITWeUQ4xH
Belichick confirms the kicking balls were under-inflated by "two, two and a half pounds" in the 1st half against the Chiefs. Belichick: "I don't know what the explanation is. But it was the same for both teams, whatever that means."
Bill Belichick said they were made aware that the kicking balls were underinflated by 2-2.5 pounds in the first half. He said they knew there was an issue in the first quarter. "Both kickers missed kicks... You'd have to talk to the league about what happened on that."
Patriots HC Bill Belichick says kicking balls were underinflated by 2-2.5 pounds by officials in the first half Sunday. "Yeah, we were aware of it in the first quarter."
Patriots HC Bill Belichick says kicking balls were underinflated by 2-2.5 pounds in the first half Sunday. "Yeah, we were aware of it in the first quarter."
Deflategate 2.0? Report claims kicking balls used during Chiefs' win over the Patriots on Sunday weren't inflated properly... nearly nine years on from Tom Brady scandal in New England https://t.co/yTWaPTm3vv https://t.co/5bW2Sr9Fjs
Patriots ended up in another game with underinflated footballs https://t.co/2CN0HmKAwg https://t.co/EVAsIc4iOX
BREAKING: For the #Patriots, #Chiefs game on Sunday #NFL officials failed to properly inflate the kicking balls, per @ByMarkDaniels. “They were all sitting around at 11 PSI. The threshold is usually 13.5,” a source told MassLive. “(The Patriots) told the refs they were a little… https://t.co/GH1Y71ip0w
According to sources, NFL officials didn't properly inflate the kicking balls at Gillette Stadium before Patriots vs. Chiefs. https://t.co/lULEFxvNHc
Call it Deflategate, Part II. According to multiple sources, NFL officials didn't properly inflate the kicking balls at Gillette Stadium before Patriots matchup vs. the Chiefs. Read more here: https://t.co/JcaNs4CodT