The Brotherly Shove has become the most controversial play in the NFL, but the Philadelphia Eagles aren’t going to stop using it anytime soon.
It’s become the team’s signature goal-line formation, with the “tush push” springing Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts into the end zone with relative ease against a stacked defensive front.
Other teams have tried and failed to replicate the play, and it’s sparked some deeply unfortunate criticism that just went way too far.
However, the Eagles keep scoring touchdowns and converting short-yardage situations because of the way they’ve mastered the formation.
During the team’s 31-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night, the Eagles once again scored a Brotherly Shove touchdown.
On the play, Philly tight end Dallas Goedert decided to have a little fun after he said he overheard Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins say “nope” to the Eagles successfully running the controversial play.
“[I] said, ‘yeah, nope my ass!'” Goedert joked on the sideline with his teammates at his response to Wilkins.
Nothing fires up Dallas Goedert like a good Brotherly Shove 😤@NFLFilms @goedert33 pic.twitter.com/NJOxixVzPq
— NFL (@NFL) October 25, 2023
Look, nobody likes the Brotherly Shove when it gets used against them in the red zone, and the Eagles are going to delight in any unsuccessful attempt to stop it because that usually means they just got a touchdown.
Goedert expressed what we’re sure is the widespread feeling in the Philly locker room: don’t hate on it until you can successfully stop it.
