Colts' D'Qwell Jackson speaks on role in ball deflation controversy

Indianapolis Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson may have intercepted one of the game balls that are the subject of the recent New England Patriots' ball deflation controversy.

Jackson picked off Tom Brady during the AFC Championship Game, and wanted to keep the ball as a memento. 

The Patriots have been accused of intentionally deflating game balls past the league's threshold of 12.5 pounds per square inch. 

Although the controversy has taken center stage this week, Jackson did not accuse the Patriots of any infraction. 

"I'm a linebacker, I'm a defensive guy," Jackson said to ESPN's Josh Weinfuss. "If anybody recognized anything it definitely wouldn't come from me."

Indianapolis were routed 45-7 by New England, as the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLIX to square off against the Seattle Seahawks. 

"I wouldn't know how that could even be an advantage or a disadvantage," Jackson said to NFL.com's Jeff Darlington. "I definitely wouldn't be able to tell if one ball had less pressure than another."

The Colts' veteran linebacker refused to make excuses for his team's performance against the Patriots. 

"It wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game," Jackson said. "They outplayed us. We didn't match their intensity. I don't feel slighted at all personally. They created turnovers, they ran the ball on us. They won that game because of their intensity - not the pressure of a football."

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Brady denied their involvement in separate press conferences Wednesday.