Bill Belichick: 'I've Handled Dozens Of Balls Over The Past Week'

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Mr. Belichick had a press conference today;

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addressed the "deflategate" controversy for the second time in three days on Saturday. During a press conference, Belichick implied it was possible his team's footballs were deflated during the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, but said he's confident the Patriots had acted in accordance with the National Football League's guidelines.

Belichick also told the world that he has "handled dozens of balls over the past week" in hopes of better understanding the issue, so really, this is the controversy that just keeps on giving.

"The texture of the ball is easy to identify, the pressure of the ball is a whole different story," Belichick added. (An under-inflated football can be easier to throw and catch.)

A visibly irritated Belichick told the media that if the team's balls did deflate during Sunday's game, it was the unintentional result of issues like "atmospheric conditions" or the rubbing of the balls that occurs before the game.

Oh yeah.  Keep talking Bill.

If you want to see the press conference video click here.

[Jack]

I'd be visibly irritated if I had to handle dozens of balls too.

[indianasmith]

I'll admit, the thread title made me laugh!!

[Rev. Powell]

That's nuts.

[major jay]

Bottom line is they cheated. It was a cold, rainy day and after the league's inspection, they deflated their balls so they'd be easier to grip. I mean, they were 2 lbs under the allowed limit. I'll admit though, his explanations for it are comedy gold.

[Leah]

Obligatory.