Jason Kelce reveals secret to high success rate of Eagles’ ‘brotherly shove’ move - "We've repped it a lot”
Jason Kelce and the Philadelphia Eagles have orchestrated the “brotherly shove” to devastating success. The modified quarterback sneak has helped them achieve the best record in the NFC, winning six of their first seven games.
It’s a highly effective play for the Eagles, as they’ve scored a touchdown in 41 out of 44 tries since 2022. Other teams have tried to replicate the play but to no avail. Hence, the All-Pro center revealed its secret to efficiently running the “tush push.”
Jason Kelce shared that repetition is the key to their successful “brotherly shove”
It helps that the Eagles have one of the best centers in the game, clearing space for a talented quarterback. Likewise, Jalen Hurts is a strong individual who can squat 600 pounds. However, the Philadelphia Eagles have done it perfectly because of constant practice.
Jason Kelce shared with the NFL Network’s James Palmer and Steve Wyche during his recent appearance on The NFL Report:
“We've repped it a lot…As soon as that ball is moving, you're moving forward or changing your leverage and bending down. The quarterback is already moving forward to be able to start pushing. If you do not rep that exact mechanism, and all of a sudden in the first time in a game, you're doing it for the first time, it's going to feel weird.”
Seeing how the Eagles are succeeding, other teams have tried to replicate the play to mixed results. The Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, and Green Bay Packers are some teams who made their version of the push.
The New York Giants attempted the play against the Seattle Seahawks, but resulted in injuries to John Michael Schmitz and Daniel Bellinger. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers’ edition of the “brotherly shove” may have caused Brock Purdy’s concussion.
Aside from Jason Kelce, the Eagles have one of the best offensive lines in football, with Lane Johnson, Landon Dickerson, and Jordan Mailata. Lining up behind these athletes has helped Hurts collect six rushing touchdowns this season.
Will the NFL ban the “brotherly shove” that Jason Kelce and the Eagles perfected?
The efficiency of this play for the Eagles has other football enthusiasts calling for its ban. After all, as Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said, everyone would be doing it if they could pull it off.
Banning the play would require a vote from all teams, granted that someone presses it as an important agenda for the Competition Committee.
But the Eagles get these quarterback sneaks because they are like a well-oiled machine on offense. Except for their Week 6 loss to the New York Jets, Philadelphia has scored at least 23 points in their other games. They are fourth in points per game (26.6) through seven games.
They are also third in total yards (389.3), ninth in passing yards (246.6), and fourth in rushing yards (142.7) per game. Teams that don’t want to deal with the “brotherly shove” must stop the Eagles before they get into that situation.