Jalen Hurts Went On Fallon To Set The Record Straight. Under No Circumstances Does He Ever Refer To It As The "Tush Push"

Jordie2/12/2025 3:10 PM

When all is said and done, Jalen Hurts is going to end his football playing career with the all-time most rushing touchdowns scored by a quarterback. He's only 20 behind Cam Newton right now, so he'll only need 2 more years to take over that top spot. The majority of those rushing touchdowns obviously have come courtesy of what we civilians have commonly referred to as the "tush push".

I want to say it was Chris Collinsworth who originally came up with the tush push. At the very least, he referred to the play as a "double-cheek push", and then everyone else pointed out the obvious that "tush" rhymes with "push". Others have adopted the term "Brotherly Shove" as well, but by and large the play is known as the Tush Push. And for the 2nd time in a week, Jalen Hurts has made it known that he can't stand that term.

"Tush push" seems to garner a "nails on a chalkboard" type of reaction out of Jalen Hurts. For starters, I feel like a guy who squats 600 lbs hates to hear his ass referred to as a tush. Those glutes are sculpted out of pure iron, and it's as far removed from any ordinary tush you'll ever see. Also the term "tush" seems a little too jokey and silly for a guy like Jalen. I'm glad he was able to let his hair down a little on Fallon last night, but he has way too much Saban in him for any silliness and tomfoolery.

He's not going to shotgun a beer on Fallon just because the Eagles won one measly Super Bowl. That's rat poison. He doesn't want his opponents to see that he's let his guard down. For a guy like Saquon who went to Penn State, which has a more rich history and tradition in terms of partying than championships? Obviously shotgunning a beer in under 2 seconds comes as second nature to him. But Jalen is just going to stick to smoking some cigars, looking at his reflection the in the Lombardi Trophy, and start plotting his course to winning another.

Forever fueled by chasing the next one. That's the calling card of all the greats.

Anyway, here's to hoping Jalen gets to just take off for a few months after the parade on Friday. Poor guy accomplished his ultimate goal by bringing a championship back to Philadelphia. And how does he get rewarded? By having to go to Disney World the day after winning the Super Bowl, and then fly back for Fallon the next night. Once Friday wraps up, he shouldn't have to talk to anybody until July.