MAKE HIM THE COMMISH:

St. Pius V Elementary School seventh-grader Ben Goodell solved the deflategate controversy and scored the Outstanding Project Award at the school's annual science fair.

After feeling deflated over accusations against the New England Patriots, Goodell took it upon himself to prove the team innocent.

"I wanted to prove that Tom Brady wasn't guilty," Goodell said.

Goodell, who took first place in last year's fair, began his experiment with a properly-inflated football. He then exposed the ball to different weather conditions, including humidity, snow, wind chill, and cold and ice.

"Every time, it dropped 2 PSI," he said. "The lowest PSI recorded during deflategate was 2 PSI under proper inflation. I had (the football) at proper inflation when I started."

The project, "How Weather Conditions Affect PSI of a Football," was displayed at the fair with a football, pump, pressure gauge and a tri-fold detailing Goodell's work.

Goodell, no relation to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell -- the man at the helm of the deflategate charges against Brady and the Patriots -- said his admiration for the sport only added to his interest in the project.

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