The Tush Push avoids ban at NFL annual meeting but the Philadelphia Eagles might not be exactly happy about the news
The Philadelphia Eagles' legendary Tush Push play has avoided being permanently banned, at least for now. The Athletic's Dianna Russini reports that NFL owners have tabled the Tush Push at the NFL league meetings, which means they have pushed the vote on the initial proposal to a later date. Russini adds that while that Tush […]
The Philadelphia Eagles' legendary Tush Push play has avoided being permanently banned, at least for now.
The Athletic's Dianna Russini reports that NFL owners have tabled the Tush Push at the NFL league meetings, which means they have pushed the vote on the initial proposal to a later date.
Russini adds that while that Tush Push may not be completely banned, there could be changes coming to the play.
"The tabling of the tush push opens the rule up to potentially have its language tweaked," Russini wrote on X. "So while the play itself might not be banned, it could still look different going forward. Proponents of the play — including the Eagles — don’t look at this result as a win."
All 32 NFL owners are scheduled to meet in May, which is when the vote could take place.
Green Bay Packers Submitted Tush Push Ban Proposal to NFL Front Office
The Green Bay Packers were the team that came forward earlier this offseason and submitted a proposal to the league's front office to forbid the Tush Push.
Here's what the proposal hopes to eliminate, via NBC Sports Dave Zangaro:
"To prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap."
The Packers' reasoning behind the Tush Push ban is for "Player safety and pace of play."
The kicker is that there have been zero findings on injuries occurring during the Tush Push.
In order to completely ban or change the rules of the Tush Push, the league will need at least 24 of 32 team votes who agree with the proposal.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had joked earlier in the week at the NFL league meetings that he is confident that at least four other teams will side with him on keeping the play.
"We’ll see how it goes," Sirianni told NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo on Sunday. "All I will say about it is [Jonathan] Gannon, [Shane] Steichen and [Kellen] Moore better vote for it. They are in the [head coach] position right now because of that play. So all three, I better have those three votes right there and the Eagles’ vote. I at least know we have four.”
