Jordan Mailata calls out the NFL with a bold challenge after a controversial mistake derails the Eagles’ latest loss.QQ

The Eagles lineman isn’t buying what the NFL is selling after recent controversial call.

The Philadelphia Eagles are now dealing with a three-game losing skid, and the vibes around the team are certainly less than ideal. Left tackle Jordan Mailata is a leader for the offense, and as of now, that unit is a blunder waiting to happen on a weekly basis.

During Philly’s Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the veteran offensive lineman was called for a costly holding penalty that negated an A.J. Brown touchdown. It was during a second quarter drive that spanned eleven plays but ended in a successful field goal for the Eagles. That four-point swing became quite important as the game unwound.

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Mailata was asked about the holding penalty, which drew the ire of plenty of Eagles fans during the game for being “soft” or simply not a penalty by the tackle. In any case, the lineman also disagreed with the call, but his reasoning does not necessarily prove him innocent of committing a hold.

“I just don’t think that was a penalty. I don’t want I don’t ever get into officiating and I’m always going to be the first one to put my hand up and say, I just think it was a little ticky tacky because as I’m lying on the ground looking behind me, I’m just looking at Khalil Mack b-lining straight for Jalen and I’m sitting there like, oh my God, he’s going to get killed. I see the flag. I’m like, man, I wonder who’s who’s that on? And they call my number. I’m like, how do I get a holding call? The guy has a straight line to Jalen Hurts.” — Mailata via 94WIP

Mentioning that Mack had a clear shot on the Eagles QB and how Mailata reacted to that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a penalty. In fact, that may actually make it seem like Mailata was willing to do anything to stop the pass rusher from getting to Hurts, including committing a foul.

I chatted with Rob Gregson a bit about the call and Mailata’s reaction to it. Simply put, it is a 50/50 call that went against the Eagles and their key offensive tackle. With how Mailata played the snap, there was risk involved, and he fell victim to the officiating on a call that made sense.

“The bottom line here is that when an official sees any grab of cloth, you can be certain that the flag is coming out. Was it ticky-tack the way Mailata introduces? Probably. But here is where the words fall short for me. There were plays in that game where Mailata could have been called for holding and wasn’t. The same way they are every game. It’s just how the NFL works. Now, if you want to say the call in that high-pressure moment in those areas of the field is a lot worse than in the 2nd quarter at midfield, I can understand that. 

But the Eagles had a chance to win that game well before the hold and even after. One call has never won or lost a football game, and it didn’t happen on Monday Night either.” — Rob Gregson, A to Z Sports