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Micah Parsons calls out Eagles for repeated use of Tush Push: 'This is not football'

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The Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) have gone to their bread and butter, the “Tush Push,” often in Thursday’s Week 6 road contest against the New York Giants (1-4). At one point in the second quarter, Philadelphia dialed up the play four consecutive times inside New York’s 10-yard line.

Micah Parsons had to defend against the play regularly during his time in Dallas. Now a Packer, he’s watching this one at home, and he didn’t like what he was seeing.

“This is not football! [trash can emoji]” Parsons tweeted.

Many NFL fans share the opinion of Parsons. It’s part of the reason why the play has become so controversial. From an on-field standpoint, the Eagles have been criticized for getting away with false starts on the play.

The Eagles scored on their fourth attempt of the Tush Push on that second quarter drive. But it appears Philadelphia got away with a false start on the third Tush Push attempt. Right guard Tyler Steen looked like he got a head start before center Cam Jurgens snapped the ball.

No penalty was called on the play. Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said that it was a false start. He added that it’s a difficult play to judge in real time. Had the penalty been called, that would have backed Philadelphia up. Instead, they scored on the next play to take a 17-13 lead.

Eagles facing scrutiny for use of Tush Push

Discussion surrounding the Tush Push isn’t going away any time soon. False starts going uncalled has been a common complaint this season. The Eagles dialed up the controversial play seven times throughout their Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) and were successful in doing so, much to the chagrin of fans outside of Philadelphia, who felt that Philadelphia should have been called for a false start on multiple occasions.

Per Mark Maske of The Washington Post, the NFL said in its officials’ training tape sent to teams the following week that the Eagles should have been called for a false start. Maske said the NFL was instructing officials to call “these plays tight and make sure that every aspect of the offensive team is legal.”

The Tush Push has been a hot topic since last offseason. In May, NFL owners came up two votes shy of banning the play. The proposal to ban the Tush Push was created by the Green Bay Packers (2-1-1), who lost to the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round of the 2024 playoffs. If this continues, expect it to come to a vote once again this coming offseason.