The Eagles are involved in a cheating scandal.
According to Football Zebras, the NFL sent a notice to game officials after an Esgles’ holder was suspected of using an object to spot the ball and lift it slightly off the ground, which is against the rules.
According to league sources, officials have been instructed to watch for foreign objects being used to assist in FG and XP kick attempts. A Football Zebras exclusive with video evidencehttps://t.co/RB3vBZcMu5
— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs🇺🇦 (@footballzebras) January 12, 2023
“Philadelphia emergency holder Britain Covey, who pressed into service when punter Arryn Siposs was injured earlier in the game, was seen picking up a small white object from the field after a field goal attempt by kicker Jake Elliott. When the tape is rolled back, the object was seen directly under the ball when the snap was received, and was subsequently kicked forward naturally during the field goal attempt.”
Here’s the video evidence of the Eagles allegedly using a foreign object under the ball during kicks.
The #Eagles are being accused of cheating on extra points & field goals in week 14’s game against the #Giants, per @SInow.
This video here shows Eagles place holder Arryn Siposs picking up a white foreign object following a made extra point. pic.twitter.com/ouCoVGV0Is
— Philadelphia Eagles Central (@pheaglescentral) January 19, 2023
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott denied the accusations, but Football Zebras fired back.
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott refuted accusations that he and the Eagles are cheating on field goals and extra-point kicks https://t.co/W9vSFxYZf0
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 19, 2023
Jake Elliot says that foreign objects used to aid FG spots are "completely legal." We beg to differ, as officials were put on notice in Week 15, and reminded again prior to the playoffs. Important point: the Eagles weren't the only team that was doing ithttps://t.co/eWaGkQwyIj
— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs🇺🇦 (@footballzebras) January 18, 2023
