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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.
Ben Goodell won the Outstanding Project Award at the February science fair.
NFL lawyers have asked a federal appeals court in New York City to reinstate the league's four-game suspension of Brady. A ruling is unlikely for weeks.
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