Daily Talker: 'DeflateGate' Developments

There are new developments this morning involving the saga over whether the Patriots used under-inflated footballs during the team's AFC Championship victory.

ESPN is reporting that the NFL says 11 of the Patriots' 12 allotted game footballs were under-inflated by 2 pounds per square inch of air.

Read: DeflateGate Coverage

The game balls provided to each team for preparation were required to be inspected and approved by referee Walt Anderson two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff before they were returned to a ball attendant before the game.

No alteration of footballs is allowed once they are approved, under league rules and regulations.

The balls are required to be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces.

The NFL began looking into the issue not only because doctoring the footballs could provide a competitive advantage, but because it would compromise the integrity of the game.

The remaining question---how the balls became under-inflated.

Does this report change your opinion of how the Patriots won and do you think the team deserves to be punished?