New Heights fan club are called the 92%ers and its meaning comes from ‘controversial’ NFL move
Travis and Jason Kelce have soared to New Heights thanks to their podcast and 92%ers, meaning they’ve seen an influx of new fans (pardon the pun). Thanks to Travis Kelce‘s relationship with a certain Grammy-award-winning singer, new fans have flocked to listen to the tight end’s podcast with his brother. The 34-year-old, alongside his brother […]
Travis and Jason Kelce have soared to New Heights thanks to their podcast and 92%ers, meaning they’ve seen an influx of new fans (pardon the pun).
Thanks to Travis Kelce‘s relationship with a certain Grammy-award-winning singer, new fans have flocked to listen to the tight end’s podcast with his brother. The 34-year-old, alongside his brother Jason Kelce, release new episodes of the podcast every Wednesday. It has ranked consistently in the Top 5 for sports podcasts on both Spotify and Apple, and has been at the number one spot for sports programs in the US for several months. But as the athletic siblings refer to their New Heights fans by 92%, or the 92%ers, the meaning behind the phrase for new listeners can be confusing.
What do Travis and Jason Kelce mean by 92% on New Heights?
It’s all down to stats.
Jason Kelce said quarterback sneaks are the most successful play to run during one-yard situations – saying it works “92% of the time”, and listeners voted to name the fan group the 92%ers during the first season of the New Heights podcast.
Although, at the time, the center didn’t have any scientific data to back him up for the 92%, but reports say he’s not that far off. It has a high success rate, more than 9/10 times, but it may not always be the exact figure the New Heights 92%ers are named after.
Still we don’t think they mind.
The 36-year-old, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, is fond of the NFL play, but it’s a controversial topic in football. Certain clubs complain the quarterback (QB) sneak is ‘illegal’, but it hasn’t been for 18 years.
Jason thinks cries against the QB sneak is because the Eagles are ‘really good at it’
The celebrity brothers have spoken about the play before on their podcast.
“So what do (they) want to outlaw it for, just cause it’s a really, really highly successful play?” Jason said on the show last year.
“If it’s because we’re really good at it, what else are you going to outlaw that other people are really good at? Are we going to outlaw Patrick Mahomes operating a two-minute drill because he’s the best player in the world at it? … Justin Tucker can’t kick a ball over 50 yards, get him out of there, it’s too automatic, it’s not fair?
“If it’s an unfair advantage, I think you would see the rest of the league doing it at 92% (success rate). But as we saw in Week 1, four other teams missed quarterback sneaks.”
Another football player who was talented at pulling off the QB sneak was Tom Brady – and you can’t really argue with one of the greatest football stars ever.
He has nothing but praise for the Eagles using it to their advantage.
When asked about the Eagles’ QB sneak, he said it was a “great tool”, and appreciated their new “take” on it.
Is it illegal?
No. Thankfully, for the Kelce brothers and New Heights 92%ers, it’s legal, meaning even if people were upset about it, it’s not against the rules.
In 2005, the NFL lifted the ban over assisting a ball carrier through the means of pulling, pushing or carrying the runner. So if the Eagles, or another team, had pulled off the QB sneak pre-2005, then they’d be an issue.
There are certain rules around pulling a ball carrier, but nothing over pushing the player, as stated in the NFL Rulebook.