Blandino: NFL Security Withheld PSI Measurements From Officials
BOSTON (CBS) -- It was already fairly certain that the NFL's "spot checks" to measure the PSI of game day footballs would not be released. Now, it's known that the measurements are barely even known within the league, let alone to the general public.
Speaking to Mike Florio on Pro Football Talk Live Tuesday morning, NFL senior VP of officiating Dean Blandino revealed that NFL security obtained the PSI measurements taken throughout the 2015 season and did not share them with game day officials.
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If it's true that NFL security did not share the PSI measurements with officials, it would go against the league's own game ball procedures outlined on NFL.com. One section reads: "All game ball information will be recorded on the Referee's Report, which must be submitted to the League office by noon on the day following the game." Referees are also designated as the officials in charge of approving footballs for use in games.
Florio, however, added on Twitter that game balls checked for PSI during games were not returned.
