Deflating footballs gives the offense an advantage. The balls are softer, and easier to catch or hold. Try it out -- grab a fully inflated football, and then grab a deflated one. There's a difference.

EUGENE — USC deflated its game balls against the Ducks? Chip Kelly didn't notice it during the game Saturday and didn't care about it after practice Thursday, a day after a USC student manager was ...

A USC student manager was fired for deflating five game footballs to below regulation levels for the Trojans' game against Oregon, the school announced Wednesday. The unidentified manager admitted to ...

NEW YORK – Tom Brady learned Thursday he will start the season on the field after a judge lifted the league’s four-game suspension of the star quarterback for a scandal over deflated footballs, saying ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Reuters) — New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick denied any knowledge of the footballs being deflated for Sunday's AFC Championship game win over the Indianapolis Colts.

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It was reported that the Giants reported the Steelers for allegedly deflating footballs, however the NFL has denied that report. Posted on 12/12/2016 (1:40) ...