It started with a shove, just not the one you’d expect. With Jalen Hurts in street clothes and the Philadelphia Eagles ‘ starters sitting out the 2025 preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals , all eyes shifted to Tanner McKee, who has now entered his third NFL year. Under the lights at Lincoln Financial Field, McKee lined up behind center on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. The crowd knew what was coming. The tush push —a play the NFL tried to erase this offseason was back. And it worked. Only this time, it wasn’t Hurts who got the shove. It was McKee. And he bulldozed his way into the end zone behind the muscle of his offensive line and the confidence of a quarterback room that’s slowly transforming into something much more collaborative than competitive.

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