Steelers messin' with their balls?

[Murdock2420]

(12-11-2016, 07:28 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Since the start of last year the NFL is in full control of the footballs starting from right before the refs approve them for game use.

Not exactly..

http://operations.nfl.com/the-game/gameday-behind-the-scenes/nfl-game-ball-procedures/

"Once the game balls are approved by the Referee, the K-Ball Coordinator (KBC) will take custody of and remain responsible for the security of the game balls and back-up balls for each club. They will remain in the custody of the KBC until 10 minutes prior to kickoff At that point, the KBC along with a designated Game Official and the League’s Security Representative will bring the footballs to the on-field replay station. Upon arrival, the game balls will be distributed to each club’s Ball Crew in the presence of the Security Rep."


And no this is not me saying I think the balls were tampered with in that 10 minute window, just wanted to state that it is still possible if someone really wanted to.