Patrick Mahomes has had enough of the Philadelphia Eagles’ controversial “Tush Push” play—and he’s ready to put them on blast. As outrage spreads across the league over the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, the Chiefs’ superstar quarterback is making one thing clear: Philly didn’t win because they were the better team. They won because they abused a loophole.
“This is the first time in NFL history that a team won the Super Bowl with a play that shouldn’t even be legal,” Mahomes reportedly told close teammates. “We’re talking about a league built on talent, strategy, and skill. And these guys got away with shoving their QB forward like it’s a backyard game? Nah, man. That’s weak.”
Mahomes, widely considered the best quarterback in the game, isn’t alone in his frustration. Across the league, coaches, players, and executives are calling for the NFL to take action. “If that play was around in the ’90s, Emmitt Smith would have 30,000 rushing yards. This isn’t football, it’s a rugby scrum,” one league official fumed.
The controversy reached new heights when multiple teams openly criticized the Eagles’ championship run, claiming it was built on one play that no defense could legally stop. “Let’s be real,” an NFC head coach said. “If they didn’t have that play, they wouldn’t even sniff the Super Bowl. It’s embarrassing that the league allowed it.”
Mahomes, never one to shy away from a challenge, has vowed to personally expose the play next season. “You want to line up and push your QB? Cool. We’re going to break that down, stop it, and make you actually play real football,” he said. “Once that’s gone, we’ll see what they’ve really got.”
With the NFL under immense pressure to ban the play, it’s looking more and more likely that the Eagles’ controversial advantage will be wiped from the rulebook. And if that happens, Mahomes and the rest of the league will be watching closely—to see if Philly can win without it.