New England Patriots Accused of Deflating Balls During AFC Championship Game

Late in the Patriots win over the Colts in the AFC Championship Tom Brady was seen on the sideline pumping his fist and giving the crowd something else to yell and scream about. If you want to believe any of the rumors that are flying around it sounds like something else actually did need pumping up during the game.

The game balls.

via Bleacher Report

There is not a ton of information available just yet, but it sounds like someone must have accused the Patriots of deflating the game balls (which would really hurt a pass-oriented team like the Colts):

Breaking: A league source tells me the NFL is investigating the possibility the Patriots deflated footballs Sunday night. More to come.
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015

Before you get excited Colts fans, if something comes from the investigation the end result is not going to change. The Patriots will just lose draft picks:

Told if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs it will result in lost draft picks. Stay tuned.
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015

In most cases something like this will just be laughed off, but since it involves a Bill Belichick team folks are going to take notice. He cheated once so what's to say he will not do it again?

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