It turns out Superman is a big fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, and he’d rather keep Jalen Hurts running the quarterback sneak for the NFL team than try to move the line with his Kryptonian might.

David Corenswet plays the Man of Steel in the “Superman” movie opening this weekend. His many interviews in advance of the film’s release have touched on his devotion to Philadelphia sports teams, and the Pennsylvania actor was asked if he’d rather have Superman or current Eagles QB Jalen Hurts under center for a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak, or, as the Philadelphia version is called, Tush Push.

“I’d say Jalen Hurts,” Corenswet said. “I expect that there’s a lot more technique and organization involved in the mechanics and success of the Tush Push than meets the eye, so to speak, and I think Superman, he’d just end up tripping over his feet or something. I’d trust Jalen with it – Mr. Hurts. Not that we know each other.”

With Hurts at quarterback and two or three teammates lined up behind him to push, Philadelphia has plowed into the end zone or over the line to gain on short-yardage snaps like clockwork in a formation that came to be known as the Tush Push and Brotherly Shove. And while the Eagles’ QB sneak has been copied around the NFL, it has not been mastered as in Philadelphia.

In his four seasons as the Eagles’ starting quarterback, Hurts has run for 55 regular-season touchdowns. Only two quarterbacks in NFL history have more. Thirty-three of those touchdowns came on 1-yard runs.

During that time, the former Alabama standout also set the NFL record for playoff touchdowns by a quarterback with 10. Half came on 1-yard runs.

The NFL’s team owners turned down a proposal this offseason to outlaw the Eagles’ version of the quarterback sneak by reviving rules against assisting the ball-carrier. Twenty-four of the 32 team owners had to vote for the change for it to pass, and the proposal came up two votes short.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.