Jordan Mailata wants jail time for Tush Push critics and honestly, he’s right

Drew Smith
September 19, 2025
Eagles
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Jordan Mailata’s blood is boiling. The Eagles are 2-0 after beating the Cowboys and Chiefs, but instead of talking about the defending champs still stacking wins, the national conversation is once again obsessed with the Tush Push.

Not the defense holding Patrick Mahomes to 17 points. Not the special teams making plays. Nope. Everyone’s fixated on a one-yard QB sneak like it’s Watergate.

After the win in Kansas City, pundits lost their collective minds over “false starts” and “rugby scrums,” with everyone from Bill Simmons to Dean Blandino crying foul. ESPN’s Adam Schefter went full clown mode by saying the Chiefs actually lost the game back in March because the league didn’t ban the play.

That’s pure loser talk.

Jordan Mailata wasn’t having any of it.

The big man straight up said whoever called it a rugby play “deserves jail time.” Then he torched Schefter with a shrug and a “I couldn’t give a fuck what Adam Schefter says.”

Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata didn't hold back when discussing the Tush Push and ESPN's Adam Schefter's thoughts on it. pic.twitter.com/UTIooq7kWS
— Philadelphia Inquirer Sports (@phillysport) September 17, 2025

That’s my left tackle. Zero filters, zero patience for lazy narratives, and absolutely no tolerance for people disrespecting his teammates.

Jordan Mailata’s bigger point is the idea that the Eagles only win games because of the Tush Push is flat-out disrespectful. The defense and special teams carried them in Arrowhead. The offense did just enough. When it was time to shove KC off the line of scrimmage, Philly did what Philly always does.

That’s not cheating. That’s execution. That’s power football.

Jordan Mailata keeps begging the rest of the league to stop whining and just try it themselves. “Every other team can do it, why can’t they convert?”

Exactly.

Nothing is stopping Sean McVay, Andy Reid, or any other coach in the league from putting their QB under center and running the same play. Instead of scheming, they’re lobbying owners’ meetings and crying to the media about how “unfair” it all is.

At the end of the day, the Eagles perfected a play and now they’re getting punished for it. Not banned (yet), but officiated to death.

The NFL already admitted they’ll call it “tight” moving forward. That’s not about rules, that’s about optics. The league is scared of a play that works 96% of the time because it makes everyone else look weak.

Jordan Mailata nailed it.

This isn’t rugby, it’s not cheating, and it sure as hell isn’t the only reason Philly keeps winning. It’s a football play. A beautiful piece of art, if you will.