Eagles center Jason Kelce gave a remarkably blunt explanation of his false start penalty in Monday's 20—17 loss to the Seahawks.
The penalty, which moved the Eagles’ offense out of Tush Push range in the Seahawks’ red zone in the second quarter, proved extremely costly in the narrow defeat.
Kelce said on his New Heights podcast, “We have not been disciplined enough. We haven’t executed, especially in crucial moments of the game.”
Podcast co-host Travis Kelce, floated a theory that the league didn’t want the Eagles to keep executing the Brotherly Shove play, but Jason insisted the blame for the false start was all on him.
“I got nobody to blame but myself,” Kelce said. “I have been warned about this because in years past, I had been known to move the ball up. I really have not done that that much this year. The problem was, I set my feet too close to the ball, so when I’m trying to get a forward lean, I moved the ball a little bit too far. … And it’s the right call. I mean, it really was stupid.”
Jason shared his thoughts after the Eagles loss to Seattle @StateFarm pic.twitter.com/dLtByMP7dH
— New Heights (@newheightshow) December 20, 2023
Good news for Eagles fans, Kelce is well-aware of the corrections he has to make for the future: “Put my hands on the ball first, then set my feet, then I guarantee that call’s not gonna happen.”
The bad news for the Eagles is that after Monday’s defeat, they sit in second place in the NFC East behind the Cowboys.
Philadelphia (10–4) will play the Giants (5–9) in another prime-time matchup next Monday.
