This season, there is one play by the Philadelphia Eagles that has grabbed everyone’s interest. While they’ve mastered it, other teams have found it difficult.
Today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has added his voice to the discussion and suggested that the “tush push” be outlawed.
Jason Kelce, the center for the Eagles, is a key player in this viral play, but he has a message for Goodell and the entire world regarding this possible ban.
“Ban it. I really, at this point, I don’t even care. I’m over the discussion about it,” Kelce said during this week’s episode of the New Heights podcast. “We were really good at running quarterback sneaks before the push. I don’t think that it’s a necessary part for it. It certainly helps. There’s no doubt about it. But I just don’t have the energy to care whether it gets banned or not.”
“We’re going to run it right now because we’re good at it and it’s effective,” Kelce added. “Whatever they do next season, we’ll figure out a way to do something at a high level and make it effective.”
The play has also become known as the “Brotherly Shove”, and while Kelce is so over the continued controversy and discussion about the play, he also pushed back at some of the reasons being given to ban it.
“Ban it. I really, at this point, I don’t even care. I’m over the discussion about it,” Kelce said during this week’s episode of the New Heights podcast. “We were really good at running quarterback sneaks before the push. I don’t think that it’s a necessary part for it. It certainly helps. There’s no doubt about it. But I just don’t have the energy to care whether it gets banned or not.”
“We’re going to run it right now because we’re good at it and it’s effective,” Kelce added. “Whatever they do next season, we’ll figure out a way to do something at a high level and make it effective.”
The play has also become known as the “Brotherly Shove”, and while Kelce is so over the continued controversy and discussion about the play, he also pushed back at some of the reasons being given to ban it.
“I don’t think it makes sense to really worry about it. It used to be illegal to push the runner and they changed the rules. So I don’t think it… I mean they can push on defense. Yeah, I don’t know. I got nothing.”
“Whatever they want to do,” Kelce said. “I get both sides of it… Not going to bother me.”
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