08 March 2024 , 02:00
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The Philadelphia Eagles are facing a tricky situation following the retirement of Jason Kelce. The NFL legend was a crucial cog in the team's "tush push", or "Brotherly Push", strategy which has been very successful for them.
However, with Kelce leaving, it's unclear if they will continue to use this play. This particular move involves the quarterback being pushed over the line by his teammates to score a touchdown or gain a first down. It's a move head coach Nick Sirianni has "a lot of faith in."
But with Kelce's retirement, it's uncertain what the team's approach will be. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is still with the team, but Kelce's departure leaves a gap that needs to be filled.
Interestingly, Fox Sports reporter Laura Okmin suggested on X that Kelce wasn't a fan of the "Tush Push". She claimed that he would often say "F*** my life" during the controversial play.
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After Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive VP of football operations, has said he doesn't want to change the rules. He told Pro Football Talk: "Don't punish a team that strategically does it well," adding: "Their success rate [is] just amazing."
Discussing the matter on the podcast "New Heights", the NFL center has had enough of people arguing about whether the move should be allowed or not. On the "New Heights" podcast, he said: "Listen, ban it. At this point, I don't care. I'm over the discussion about it.
"We were really good at running quarterback sneak[s] before we did the push. I don't think that it's a necessary part of it. It certainly helps, there's no question about it, he said, while acknowledging he is tiresome of the discourse, saying: "I don't have the energy to care about whether it gets banned or not."
With Jason Kelce having announced his retirement, it remains to be seen whether the Philadelphia Eagles will persist with the Tush Push (Getty)He added: "We're going to run it right now because we're good at it and it's effective and whatever they do next season, we'll figure out a way to do something at a high level and make it effective."
The Athletic has reported that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell thinks the "Tush Push" should not be allowed. But Kelce wasn't happy about how unclear people like Goodell are about why they don't like the move.
"If it's for a health reason, I don't think a lot of guys are getting injured on it. So, I don't think that's a good reason," said the famous NFL player. "If it's for an unfair advantage, we've already seen other teams do it at not as good of a success level. So, I don't know that it's that big of a competitive advantage."