I would say, Yes, we have reached a consensus.
Those who are legitimately concerned that a fully and properly inflated football might uncontrollably expand at the cabin altitudes maintained in modern aircraft and are likely to explode and do damage to the aircraft and/or injure persons on board will do all that is necessary to deflate said football or have the estranged passenger FedEx or UPS the potential “explosive device” to its final destination.
The rest of the aviation community won’t.