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Jalen Hurts doesn’t like the controversial tush push but rather prefers something else

Don’t call it the tush push. It’s the quarterback sneak. X/@NFLHurts made it clear what he wants the successful play to be called[/caption] View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBOpeningNight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw At least according to Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts. When asked why they call it the tush push, Hurts made it clear that he does not call it that. “I don’t call it that,” Hurts said at the Super Bowl opening night media extravaganza. “You call it that. I call it the quarterback sneak. “I keep it very standard.” Call it what you want, but there’s no denying how effective it’s been for Philadelphia. Coming off a three rushing touchdown performance in the NFC championship against the Washington Commanders, Hurts broke the record for most rushing touchdowns in postseason history by a quarterback. The record now belongs to him, with nine. Hurts will face his toughest test in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs, as they have showed the capability of stopping the short-yardage play. In the AFC championship, the Chiefs stopped Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen a handful of times when Buffalo tried its own variation of the tush push. The tush push has been one of the most successful plays in the last two seasonsGetty It was advantage Kansas City. But no one does the tush push quite like Philadelphia. The unstoppable force will meet the immovable object on Sunday evening in the Superdome. The unstoppable force being Hurts and the Eagles offensive line, with Kansas City’s Chris Jones (and friends) being the immovable object. May the stronger men win. Read More on Super Bowl LIX All you need to know about Super Bowl LIX as Kansas City Chiefs battle Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans ‘Bigger than Taylor Swift’ – Illegal rentals, 26,000 hotel rooms and the $500m refit behind Super Bowl of Super Bowls Emotional Travis Kelce and brother Jason broke down in tears remembering mom Donna’s powerful Super Bowl cameo Secret meaning to ‘eight stars’ in NFL logo revealed as fans stunned before Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes vs Tom Brady after first seven years as a starter reveals there’s only one winner in quarterback debate Who is performing the Super Bowl halftime show and who will be singing the National Anthem? FOLLOW – talkSPORT End Zone YouTube Channel brings you all the latest news, views and analysis OFFER – See all Super Bowl odds and bet boosts over at talkSPORT BET BUY HERE – Brewdog launches new beer to celebrate Super Bowl 2025

Feb 4, 2025 - 11:12

Jalen Hurts doesn’t like the controversial tush push but rather prefers something else

Don’t call it the tush push.

It’s the quarterback sneak.

Hurts made it clear what he wants the successful play to be called[/caption]

View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBOpeningNight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

At least according to Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts.

When asked why they call it the tush push, Hurts made it clear that he does not call it that.

“I don’t call it that,” Hurts said at the Super Bowl opening night media extravaganza.

“You call it that. I call it the quarterback sneak.

“I keep it very standard.”

Call it what you want, but there’s no denying how effective it’s been for Philadelphia.

Coming off a three rushing touchdown performance in the NFC championship against the Washington Commanders, Hurts broke the record for most rushing touchdowns in postseason history by a quarterback.

The record now belongs to him, with nine.

Hurts will face his toughest test in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs, as they have showed the capability of stopping the short-yardage play.

In the AFC championship, the Chiefs stopped Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen a handful of times when Buffalo tried its own variation of the tush push.