On Monday Night Football, Jason Kelce shifted the ball before the snap. As a result, the Eagles were penalized, losing five yards on a third-and-one play and failing to score on the following play. They were forced to settle for a field goal, which proved to be costly because the Seattle Seahawks went on to win the game by a score of three points.
The tush push false start was clearly a make up call from a different ref.
— Big E (@ian693) December 19, 2023
When officials called Jason Kelce for a false start during Monday night’s Eagles-Seahawks game, NFL fans were thrown for a loop, but the Eagles star wasn’t bothered by at all.
Eagles centre Jason Kelce reveals that officials have been warning him for years about moving the ball forwards pre-snap.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 19, 2023
Kelce said according to Pro Football Talk,
“They’ve been warning me of that for years,” “I had a tendency to do that in the past so they’ve definitely warned me before. I’ve got to be smarter, especially in that situation.” “I think if that’s a full yard to gain, probably not as much, but because it was so short, if I move it forward at all it’s going to be called, and I’ve just got to be smarter than that.”
It’s obvious that after years of warnings but no consequences, he came to feel he could keep doing it until it really hurts them, which it did.
He now understands that there will be more referees monitoring and calling things, therefore practicing needs to end. With games against the Giants and Cardinals still on their schedule, the Eagles still have a chance to win the NFC East.
On Christmas Day Monday, the Eagles take on the Giants in an attempt to wrap up
