“I expect the investigation to take at least several more weeks.”
Wells added that in the meantime “it would be best if everyone involved or potentially involved in this matter avoids public comment concerning the matter until the investigation is concluded.”
That will no doubt suit New England coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots, who were scheduled for their first Super Bowl media appearances later Monday.
Belichick and Brady have insisted they have no idea how footballs used by the team in the first half of the 45-7 rout of the Colts in the American Conference final came to be under-inflated after meeting league inflation requirements in a pre-game inspection.
Less inflated balls in cold and wet conditions such as those during the game with the Colts could make the “pigskin” easier to grip, throw and catch.
