Eagles

Deflategate, Part 2: Marshmallows

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Aug 10th, 2018 · 2:34 PM EDT

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Chris mentioned this in the morning roundup but I’m just getting around to it now.

Apparently Eagles sideline reporter and WIP weekend morning host Howard Eskin discovered a DEFLATED FOOTBALL during last night’s preseason game.

Howard explained what he saw on Twitter:

During #Eagles #steelers pre season game their was at least one Pittsburgh football found that was VERY deflated . The #NFL has the Football and is investigating. I saw the FB after incompletion and it was like a marshmallow. @SportsRadioWIP

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) August 10, 2018

Hmm… interesting. Surely the dirty Steelers were not trying to cheat in a preseason game, yeah?

He added more details in response to a story written by SteelersDepot.com:

To follow up the question in this story of my report, the FB was discovered in 3rd Qt with Mason Rudolph at QB. Report: Deflated Football Used By Steelers Being Investigated By NFL – https://t.co/OCxFpcCrzE

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) August 10, 2018

This was enough to get the NFL involved, and Howard circled back around for a third time to explain that he did not think this was intentional:

I’ve now been told there have been defective FBs this pre season and although i clearly saw deflated FB i now believe it was not intentional and trust #NFL release. @SportsRadioWIP Deflated football found in Steelers-Eagles game – https://t.co/9wlkNIv3Mb https://t.co/4Hl7rEcB2l

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) August 10, 2018

Howard linked the NFL home page and not the specific story, but here’s what the league had to say about it:

“All footballs were in compliance with NFL rules following the pregame inspection process and all proper procedures were followed,” NFL vice president of football communications Michael Signora said in a statement. “In the third quarter, a football that was found to be defective was removed from play, will be sent back to Wilson for review.”

Alright then, just a defective football. False alarm.

Time’s yours.