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El Supremo

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Thu Jun 18, 2015, 03:20 PM Jun 2015

Hey Joeybee! A football used in 2nd half of Deflategate game is being auctioned.

NEW YORK — A properly inflated ball from the game in which Tom Brady used underinflated footballs is up for auction.

Bidding starts at $25,000 in the auction running through July 17.

An NFL-commissioned report found that during a halftime examination, 11 of the 12 balls used by the New England Patriots offense were under the league-mandated minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch. The balls were re-inflated for the second half against the Indianapolis Colts.

The ball being auctioned was used on a third-quarter touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount in New England's 45-7 win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game. He dropped it and teammate Brandon LaFell picked it up and handed it to a fan, according to Lelands, which is running the auction.

The NFL fined the Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks. A hearing before Commissioner Roger Goodell on Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension is scheduled for Tuesday.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28339008/football-used-2nd-half-deflategate-game-auctioned

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Hey Joeybee! A football used in 2nd half of Deflategate game is being auctioned. (Original Post) El Supremo Jun 2015 OP
I think Joey has everybody else in the Sports forum on ignore. trotsky Jun 2015 #1
He's a forum of one n/t Yavin4 Jun 2015 #3
Well, at least we know the price won't be going up. KamaAina Jun 2015 #2
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