▁for ▁ESP N ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁De fl ateg ate ▁controvers y ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mort ensen ▁reported ▁err one ously ▁that ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁football s ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Championship ▁Game ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁between ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁and ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁were ▁ 2 ▁pounds ▁per ▁square ▁in ch ▁( P SI ) ▁under ▁NFL ▁reg ulation . ▁ ▁The ▁Well s ▁Report ▁find ings ▁showed ▁that ▁only ▁ 1 ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁read ings ▁( with ▁each ▁ball ▁tested ▁twice ▁with ▁different ▁gau ges ▁except ▁the ▁intercept ed ▁ball ) ▁showed ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁by ▁ 2 ▁P SI . ▁The ▁rest ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 1 . 8 ▁to ▁ 0 . 2 ▁P SI ▁below . ▁Despite ▁being ▁deb unk ed ▁in ▁the ▁Well s ▁report , ▁Mort ensen ' s ▁original ▁story ▁remained ▁posted ▁on ▁ESP N ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁with ▁no ▁retra ction , ▁clar ification ▁or ▁ap ology . ▁ ▁Mort ensen ▁was ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁W EE I ' s ▁Dennis ▁and ▁Cal la han ▁radio ▁show ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁cancel led . ▁According ▁to ▁W EE I , ▁Mort ensen ▁stated ▁he ▁" will