Certain fans reckon Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce has been getting away with cheating for years following an interesting false start penalty.
The Eagles were flagged on a play during their ‘Monday Night Football’ fixture against the Seattle Seahawks as Kelce was adjudged to have moved the ball forward, though it did not appear that way at first glance.
Kelce later admitted that the officials had been warning him about this for years, accepting blame for the penalty.
“They’ve been warning me of that for years,” he said, per ProFootballTalk. “I had a tendency to do that in the past so they’ve definitely warned me before. I’ve got to be smarter, especially in that situation.”
Well, he’s admitted it, but he’s now being accused of giving Philly an unfair advantage for years as fans wonder whether the minor infraction hands the Eagles an edge in short-yardage situations, something they’ve excelled at given their patented “Brotherly Shove.”
“Yeah, I couldn’t see that last night, but this view is very clear,” one fan wrote. “And, he is not just moving the ball up a half yard, he and everyone on the line of scrimmage has moved up a yard and the defense then sets up a half yard closer to their own endzone!!”
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The Athletic’s Kalyn Kahler also pointed to an article she wrote last year detailing Kelce’s misdeeds.
NFL referees are likely going to pay more attention to this sort of thing now, though it’s unlikely to affect the Eagles’ QB Sneak.
