LYNN, Mass. (AP) -- Seventh-grader Ben Goodell has earned honors at a Massachusetts school science fair for his demonstration of how footballs can deflate on their own.
Ben Goodell - no relation to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell - tells The Daily Item (http://bit.ly/1LOzDbp) he wanted to prove that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn't deflate footballs in the ''Deflategate'' scandal.
The St. Pius V Elementary School student says he exposed properly inflated footballs to different weather conditions, including humidity and snow. He says the footballs dropped by 2 PSI after two hours every time.