Super Bowl XLVI footballs - not all were tagged

cohibasmoker

I am trying to get confirmation that not all footballs used in Super Bowl XLIV were tagged by Psa/dna. It is my understanding that some of the footballs used in the game were "tagged" the day before but in the 2nd half the Colts used footballs that weren't tagged and later sold by the Colts through their website. Can anyone confirm this? I have contacted PSA/DNA and so far I have been unable to get a straight answer.

If PSA/DNA did not authentic every football, they should update their statement where they stated that they "tagged" every football.

I am hoping someone from PSA will reply to this thread and offer some input.

Jim

vols1

This may answer your question:
Each team is shipped 108 official balls, 54 they will offer up as game balls for the Super Bowl and 54 they can set aside for practice.
Teams present their 54 game balls to the officials on game day for inspection, then a DNA ink is added to the laces to indicate they are the authentic on-field game balls.