Pennsylvania Gov Shapiro gets fiery about those wanting to ban Eagles' controversial tush push: 'Bulls---'

The NFL’s astir arguable play has Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, joining the conversation.

The Eagles’ dreaded tush push, wherever backmost Jalen Hurts is shoved implicit the enactment to summation oregon the extremity enactment for a touchdown, has drawn dense disapproval midway done the 2025 NFL season. The play has been hard to officiate decently amid different beardown commencement for Philadelphia.

There was a ballot this past offseason connected whether the tush propulsion should beryllium banned aft the Green Bay Packers submitted a ceremonial proposal. The ballot failed, allowing the Eagles — and each different squad successful the NFL — to execute the play this season.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) scores connected the tush propulsion during the crippled betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles connected Dec. 3, 2023, astatine Lincoln Financial Field. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

There has been speech again that owners should revisit the vote, but Shapiro loves however the play works for his team. He wants it to stay.

"Hell no!" helium told Puck’s Peter Hamby erstwhile asked if the play should beryllium banned. "And by the way, it’s implicit bulls--- that these different teams who can’t defender Jalen Hurts — who bash not person an violative enactment similar the Eagles person built nether Howie Roseman’s unthinkable enactment — that present they privation to prohibition it. I mean, it’s ridiculous.

"If they privation to beryllium successful, possibly they should spell retired and draught a large backmost similar Jalen Hurts?"

EAGLES GREAT JASON KELCE SAYS THE DIFFICULTY OF OFFICIATING THE TUSH PUSH WOULD ‘BE A REASON TO BAN IT’

Hurts, contempt winning a Super Bowl past play and earning Super Bowl MVP honors, has often been near retired of the elite backmost conversation, which usually includes Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and others.

Shapiro said he’s bushed of the disrespect.

"Frankly, I’m besides sick and bushed of Jalen Hurts not getting the respect that helium is due. I deliberation helium deserves respect. The Birds merit respect, and moving to prohibition the tush propulsion is simply an excuse for not having a bully capable squad to bash it," helium said.

Eagles fable Jason Kelce, who played a pivotal relation successful making the tush propulsion truthful successful, precocious admitted that if the play is hard to officiate, that would "be a crushed to prohibition it."

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) appears to fumble the shot portion moving the Tush Push play during the crippled betwixt the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. The crippled took spot astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Oct. 26, 2025. (Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I cognize determination has been a batch of sound astir mendacious starts and present this play, and I get it," helium said connected his "New Heights" podcast. "If the tush propulsion is hard to officiate, that would surely beryllium a crushed to prohibition it."

Kelce’s comments came aft the Eagles’ triumph implicit the New York Giants, erstwhile possibly the astir arguable telephone of the play connected the tush propulsion occurred. Giants borderline rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux ripped the shot retired of Hurts’ hands arsenic helium tried extending his arms for a archetypal down. Hurts was inactive moving connected the play, which looked similar a fumble to those watching.

However, officials ruled the play dormant for guardant progress, saying Hurts was already implicit the first-down enactment to gain. Giants caput manager Brian Daboll was livid, and galore astir the shot satellite weighed in. The statement was that it should person been called a fumble — and adjacent Kelce agreed.

"It’s a fumble, they missed it," helium said.

At the aforesaid time, Kelce defended the play careless of however it’s officiated.

"I cognize everyone wants to get connected the tush again. Again, I don’t spot however this has thing to bash with the tush push. Officials miss guardant advancement calls each the time," helium said. "I’m not looking to marque excuses; I conscionable don’t cognize however these small things person to bash with the pushing of tushes. Like, it’ll inactive beryllium an contented if the Eagles tally a backmost sneak — that’s my 1 caveat to it."

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks astatine the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony during Wawa Welcome America connected July 4, 2023, successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

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The tush propulsion volition stay for the remainder of the season, and Eagles fans similar Shapiro volition emotion each clip Hurts gets shoved guardant for other yards.

Whether players, coaches oregon fans similar it oregon not, the anticipation is that officials simply telephone it correctly.

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