Jason Kelce responds to reports that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to permanently ban the ‘Tush Push’

Jason Kelce, the heart and soul of our Philadelphia Eagles, couldn’t care less about a potential ban on the Tush Push, more commonly known here in Philly as “The Brotherly Shove.”

Almost as unavoidable as NFL broadcasts foaming at the mouth over Taylor Swift, the Philadelphia Eagles modified version of a typical quarterback sneak has been making headlines throughout the first 13 weeks of the 2023-24 NFL season.

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The Philadelphia Eagles have the best record in the NFL. They are 10-2 through the first 13 weeks of the 2023 season and it’s no secret that one of the driving forces to their success is the offense’s ability to convert short yardage situations on third and fourth downs.

Heading into last Sunday’s embarrassing loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Eagles converted fourth downs to first downs at a league-best conversion rate of 76.5% while no other team had a percentage in the 70’s. They converted third or fourth downs to first downs or goal line plays to touchdowns while using that play 86.2% of the time.

The rest of the NFL entered Week 13 with barely above a 70% success rate on the play. 

Basically, the Philadelphia Eagles can run the Tush Push to perfection because they have the personnel to do it successfully. It’s really not even that hard to figure out. Teams just need 2 of the following things on offense and they would be converting third and fourth downs just like the Eagles.

Even with the high success rate for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce doesn’t seem to be worried about the reports saying that Goodell and the NFL want to permanently ban the play next season.

On his “New Heights” podcast, Kelce addressed the headlines reported last week that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wanted to permanently ban the tush push because of ‘bad optics’.

You can read our full write up about those reports here >>

Jason Kelce on Tush Push: Don’t Care, BAN IT

Two words you never expected Jason to say about the shove: Ban It

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“Ban it. At this point, I don’t care. I’m over the discussion about it,” Kelce said. “We were really good at running quarterback sneak before we did the push. I don’t think it’s a necessary part for it. It certainly helps, there’s no question about it. I don’t have the energy to care about whether it gets banned or not. We’re going to run it right now because we’re good at it and it’s effective, and whatever they decide to do next season we’ll find a way to do something at a high level.”

It’s worth noting that the Eagles were 36-38 on QB sneaks before they started utilizing the “push” aspect of the play.

I’m with Kelce here. I don’t care anymore. You want to ban The Brotherly Shove? Go right ahead. The Eagles have the personnel to find another effective short-yardage play because again, they have an elite offensive line and a franchise quarterback that deadlifts 600+ pounds. There’s a reason why other teams can’t defend or run the play in the first place.

Honestly, if Roger Goodell came out and simply said I want to ban this play because the national media, coaches, and anyone who plays the Philadelphia Eagles won’t stop bitching about it constantly and it’s annoying as fuck for anyone who knows a thing or two about football, then I would agree with him.

Until then, just ban it or shut up.

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