John Elway threw 7,901 passes in his NFL career and was never concerned about the inflation level of the football he threw.

Elway was curious about football inflation after Deflategate and asked his equipment staff to inflate footballs to 13 psi, 12 psi and 11 psi before testing them himself.

“I mean, it’s not that big a difference,” said Elway. “It’s hard to tell the difference. Not a big enough difference to have the attention on this that it’s gotten. What I come down to is, does it really matter? Some guys like the ball a little softer. And if a guy likes a harder ball, that’s fine too. We want the quarterbacks to be as successful as they can be, and we want them to give the fans the best entertainment they can. Who cares if a quarterback likes it at 10 and a half? If that makes him play better, fine.”