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PHOENIX - NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino says the inspection of the footballs by referee Walt Anderson before the AFC championship game was handled properly.Blandino also said Thursday the process of checking the footballs and security surrounding the inspections will be enhanced for Sundays Super Bowl.As the leagues investigation into the Patriots use of under-inflated footballs moves along, Blandino made it clear the officiating crew for New Englands win over Indianapolis did its job.My major concern is did we follow proper protocol? Blandino said. Everything was properly tested and marked before the game. Walt gauged the footballs himself; it is something he has done throughout his career.Officiating is not part of the investigation.Super Bowl referee Bill Vinovich and his staff will be looking over a lot more footballs this week.Normally, 12 balls per team are brought to the officials locker room before a game, where they are tested and marked by the referee. This week, each team gets 54 footballs — many are given to charity after brief game usage — and all of them will be taken into custody by the NFL on Friday after the Seahawks and Patriots have prepared them.The footballs will be inspected by Vinovich three hours before kickoff, and Blandino said there will be added security because of the environment we are in for this game.It will not quite be like (protecting) the Stanley Cup, but there will be added security, he said.Bears head equipment manager Tony Medlin will be charged with guarding the footballs from Friday until he brings them to the stadium for Vinovich to inspect.Just before kickoff, the footballs will be given to ball boys working the game. The host team for the Super Bowl, in this case the Cardinals, supplies the ball boys, along with one from each of the participating teams.Blandino also promised the league will look into any changes of the specifications for the balls and how they are handled for games. The air pressure is not logged after inspection; the balls simply are marked as having passed, and ones that dont are put aside.Its not unusual for a ball to be removed from circulation, he said.Rules concerning how much air pressure should be in the footballs date back to the 1930s. The league will consult with the manufacturer, Wilson, about the range of air pressure during the off-season.Many of the current procedures were put in place years ago because the league found footballs were being manipulated for the kicking game. Thus, the K-balls that are used only for special teams were introduced to avoid over inflation that helped with the lift on kicks.Blandino understands the furor that has surrounded the deflation issue.Its something thats a good story, he admitted. The NFL is being scrutinized and were at the pinnacle of our game, the Super Bowl, and everything will be magnified.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Cheap Nike Shoes Online Paypal . 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Fake Kd Shoes .C. -- The Steve Smith era in Carolina is over.DZ: So whats a more unrealistic move on a golf course. A full run-up drive, or putting with a hockey stick?SA: Probably...actually both are not unrealistic, I can do both. The hardest part would be putting. Because of the stick, and how long the face is itself. And of course its going to be opening and closing when you hit it, so theres a bigger miss there in that respect. DZ: I think wed like to see you try that (laughs)SA: I think the hardest one would be that move from Tin Cup. DZ: Ive never seen Tin Cup.SA: Youve never seen Tin Cup? Oh you gotta go see Tin Cup, with Kevin Costner. So hes throwing balls up, and hes hitting them with a spade.(Courtesy: Golf Dream Network)DZ: Yeah, that sounds harder (laughs)SA: Oh yeah, and hes putting with it, the spade. That ones a little more unrealistic (laughs).DZ: Alright so Im going to give you three outlandish golf accessories, which would you be most okay with the PGA giving the golfers a thumbs up to use. The golf bag boom box from caddy shack, drink dispensing driver, or thirdly, The Uro-Club? Have you heard of that one?SA: No?DZ: Essentially its for if you have to relieve yourself on the golf course, it allows you to go off and do so comfortably.SA: Probably the third one (laughs).DZ: Have you ever needed something like that on the golf course where you were like "okay I cant leave now, but Id love to have that club in my bag (laughs).SA: Yeah, definitely! (laughs)DZ: Have you seen the episode of the Simpsons where Mr. Burns faces Homer in golf? SA: Never seen that episode before.DZ: Pretty much Mr. Smithers is caddying for Mr. Burns, and no matter where his ball lands, he spots it in a more favourable position. Have you ever played a game outside of professional competition with a similar type of player, who wasnt too honest with their ball placement? (laughs)SA: Umm, yeah. Probably the last person I was playing trying to get his money (laughs). There are a few people that do that all the time. It woulda been...I dont even wanna name names. Jim Keneir of all people (laughs).DZ: Have you ever done something like that before, in like a friendly game (laughs)?SA: Yes, dropped one, then threw one in the water and said "now Im just going to take this one" (laughs). Although we do have that mulligan on the first hole. (Courtesy: PGA.com)DZ: So the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, obviously a well known hole. If they were to add one of these three mini golf features to the 17th hole, which do you think would succeed at making it the hardest hole on tour? The Windmill, the up and down clown mouth, or a full loop?SA: Ohh, which one would I add to that one...the windmill.DZ: If the PGA held a full 18-hole mini-golf Major, who do you think would come out on top, and how would you fair? Featuring all of the crazy features we just talked about, so youd obviously have to be pretty crafty with the putter. SA: Crafty, and also very open minded to everything else. So probably the younger guys, over the older gguys, because the older guys are too old school (laughs).dddddddddddd DZ: How do you think you would do?SA: Probably pretty good, because Ive got two young boys to bring me back down to age, down to their age (laughs).DZ: Most people who play golf, do so as a form of relaxation, taking it as a chance to bond with their buddies on the weekend. If you could play a round with any 3 golfers, past or present, for a friendly Sunday round, who would you choose and why, and which course would you choose?SA: Obviously, Ill take all 3 great players: Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead. All because theyre all three different characters, different individuals. Golf course...probably would be Pebble.DZ: Why Pebble of all courses?SA: Because if the competions really bad, you got something to look at (laughs).DZ: (laughs)SA: Hey? Thats how I look at a Pro-Am, too.DZ: Thats a good outlook (laughs).SA: Yeah, "what a beautiful day isnt it" (laughs).DZ: Your documeentary, which airs on October 15th on TSN, about your journey to the PGA. What about it, without spoiling too much, would you say that Canadians will learn about you from this that they may not have known about you before.SA: I think the fact of...one the conditions of what I had to hone my skills on, and two, realizing that comoing from a carribean island, how expensive it was for my dad to actually start me off and get me out there. It was basically packing the bags and jumping in a car and not knowing where it was going. Pretty scary. And thats why I put it that way, because I didnt know what the end was, I just knew what I wanted to do, what made me happy, and that was my passion.DZ: How were the courses in Trinidad and Tobago?SA: Horrendous.DZ: Even now? SA: Even worse now.DZ: Our final question with you: Can you go BarDown?SA: When it hits the post, and then it goes down, right? With a golf ball? DZ: Sure, with a golf ball could you? (laughs)SA: Hitting a bar and then making it go down. Oooo that would be tough with a golf ball and a club. That would be really hard.DZ: That would be tougher than the spade I think.SA: Uhhh, yeah slightly. Definitely. Well if I get to use the glass, like the one from The Big Break. I think after a few shots you could get it. With the right club and the right trajectory I think you could do it.DZ: Thats another thing Id like to see you do. That and the putting with the hockey stick.SA: I mean the putting with a hockey stick is easy. I think it is. I mean like I said, its just the fact the face will be open when you hit it so its not balanced properly. DZ: I cant really golf, so I dont think I should add that extra bit of difficulty.SA: Hey, if you can hit a hockey puck, you can hit a golf ball.You can watch the TSN Documentary: Stephen Ames - From a Dot On The Map at these locations listed below:Full show Conversation part 1 Conversation part 2 Conversation part 3 DocumentaryFull showConversation part 1Conversation part 2Conversation part 3Documentary ' ' '