Travis Kelce breaks silence on calls to ban Philadelphia Eagles ‘Tush Push’ – ‘I don’t care what anybody else says’

TRAVIS Kelce has finally broken his silence on the calls to ban the Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push.  Travis Kelce, alongside his brother Jason Kelce, spoke about the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 2 match against the Eagles.

TRAVIS Kelce has finally broken his silence on the calls to ban the Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push.  Travis Kelce, alongside his brother Jason Kelce, spoke about the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 2 match against the Eagles.

Jason is a former center for Philly and was crucial in the creation of the play.  However, the Tush Push has recently come under fire after the Eagles got away with multiple penalties in last week’s game.

Together, the brothers spoke on their podcast, New Heights, about the play, discussing the controversy.  Jason said, “People love to point out the false start thing. I think it is very difficult when you see these things in real time. I think people don’t realise how fraction of a second it is.”

Travis chimed in with, “Either you get caught or you don’t. Either way, you’ve got to stop the play.  “Things like this happen. Refs miss calls all the f****** time. Keep it moving.”

Jason continued, “As an offensive line, it is imperative that you get off on the snap.  “So you’re doing the best you can to get off before the defender. You’re trying to time it perfectly, and sometimes you’re a little bit early.

“As an offensive lineman, you’d rather be early than late, because if you’re late, it’s a very hard play to execute, but they’re gonna be under a microscope moving forward.  “I’m tired of talking about it. That’s the reality of it.

“Some of these are legitimate false starts. Some of them fall well within the parameters of any other short yardage play.  “The false starts, that’s gonna happen whether it’s a Tush Push or a regular quarterback snap.”

Travis finished by saying, “It’s not the reason why we lost the game. I don’t care what anybody else says about that.  “We should have won that game and other aspects of the entire four quarters that we played football [let us down]. Congrats to the Eagles.”

The tight end is likely referring to his own fumbled catch as the other aspects that let them down.  He has been open about the pain the mistake caused him.  Kelce’s fumble led to a game-winning drive for the Eagles as they ran away 20-17 victors.

There are rumors that Kelce may be benched by Andy Reid, the Chiefs’ head coach, after the tricky start to the 2025 NFL season.  The Chiefs are 0-2 for the first time ever in the Patrick Mahomes era. They face the New York Giants on Sunday in a must-win game to try to kickstart their season and begin a hunt for the Super Bowl.