NFL writer wants league to ban QB sneak: 'It's a dumb play'

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The Philadelphia Eagles’ success using the quarterback sneak was put under scrutiny over the last few weeks.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who has tremendous lower-body strength, getting pushed in the back by his teammates and across the first-down marker has been tremendously successful. The team converted 36 of 39 quarterback sneaks they've attempted during the 2022 season.

However, NFL journalist Peter King said Monday the sneak play should be outlawed altogether.

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, #1, runs a quarterback sneak during Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"It’s a dumb play. It always has been a dumb play," King told Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. "It shouldn’t exist, and it’s gotten bastardized the longer it stands. And look at how good the Eagles got at it. I don’t blame the Eagles, you now what the Eagles are doing? They’re taking advantage of a dumb rule."

King said it is not a football play, it’s more like rugby.

"It’s a bastardization of the rules and the NFL needs to outlaw it."

Eagles cornerback Darius Slay defended the play, saying nobody was complaining when former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was having success on the play.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, #1, scores on a quarterback sneak during the game between the Washington Football Team and the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 21, 2021 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via