When the Deflategate first erupted back in January, one of the first reports about the scandal indicated that the New England Patriots had used game balls in the AFC Championship Game that were underinflated by two pounds per square inch. That turned out to be false, and no one has apologized for reporting it.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is the one who broke the news. Most people believe Mortensen got the bad information from an NFL source who may have been trying to make the Patriots look bad. John Dennis of WEEI in Boston is reporting that Mort’s source was NFL vice president of game operations Mike Kensil.