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The tush push lives — for another year at least. On Wednesday, NFL owners voted on the Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the Philadelphia Eagles' controversial yet unstoppable play. Unfortunately for the rest of the NFL, the Eagles received enough votes to keep the play alive.
The Eagles quickly took to social media to gloat a bit.
They weren't done.
You can't blame them.
For the rule to have passed, 24 of 32 votes were needed. Ten teams, Philadelphia included, voted against banning the tush push. Here are the 10 teams, via ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Did you notice anyone missing? None of Philadelphia's three division rivals in the NFC East sided with the Eagles, which is not surprising. Remember when Washington head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters were asked about the tush push? Neither gave a clue what they were thinking. Reporters tried to get Quinn to discuss the play multiple times. He didn't bite. Quinn gave the customary answer: "We need to figure out how to stop the play."
Correct. It's Quinn's job to stop the play until it does not exist. The tush push will exist in 2025, which means Washington, New York, Dallas, and 28 other NFL teams must find ways to stop it. Since the Eagles began running the play, no one has been able to stop it.
While the Eagles won this round, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II indicated this isn't the last time we'll hear of a possible ban.
"I don't think it's the end of the world that it's not banned," Rooney II said via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. "I was for [the ban], but even if we passed the ban, we're still going to have quarterback sneaks in the game. I think more was made out of it than it was. Really, it wasn't as big a deal as we made out of it."
NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay also hinted at teams discussing this again in the future.
"There are a bunch of teams that support it, committees that support it," McKay said. "It will be talked about again. It usually is, but it doesn't guarantee it."
The Eagles began using the tush push in 2022, and it immediately garnered controversy because other offensive players were pushing quarterback Jalen Hurts forward. It came under further scrutiny in the NFC championship when Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu jumped the snap multiple times, leading to penalties and a threat from the officiating crew.
The Commanders, Cowboys and Giants may not have publicly discussed the tush push, but their stance was clear on Wednesday. Now, it's about finding a way to stop it — again.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: 9 other NFL teams sided with the Eagles to save the push push
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The Eagles quickly took to social media to gloat a bit.
They weren't done.
You can't blame them.
For the rule to have passed, 24 of 32 votes were needed. Ten teams, Philadelphia included, voted against banning the tush push. Here are the 10 teams, via ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Baltimore Ravens
- Detroit Lions
- Tennessee Titans
- Miami Dolphins
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New England Patriots
- New Orleans Saints
- New York Jets
- Cleveland Browns
Did you notice anyone missing? None of Philadelphia's three division rivals in the NFC East sided with the Eagles, which is not surprising. Remember when Washington head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters were asked about the tush push? Neither gave a clue what they were thinking. Reporters tried to get Quinn to discuss the play multiple times. He didn't bite. Quinn gave the customary answer: "We need to figure out how to stop the play."
Correct. It's Quinn's job to stop the play until it does not exist. The tush push will exist in 2025, which means Washington, New York, Dallas, and 28 other NFL teams must find ways to stop it. Since the Eagles began running the play, no one has been able to stop it.
While the Eagles won this round, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II indicated this isn't the last time we'll hear of a possible ban.
"I don't think it's the end of the world that it's not banned," Rooney II said via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. "I was for [the ban], but even if we passed the ban, we're still going to have quarterback sneaks in the game. I think more was made out of it than it was. Really, it wasn't as big a deal as we made out of it."
NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay also hinted at teams discussing this again in the future.
"There are a bunch of teams that support it, committees that support it," McKay said. "It will be talked about again. It usually is, but it doesn't guarantee it."
The Eagles began using the tush push in 2022, and it immediately garnered controversy because other offensive players were pushing quarterback Jalen Hurts forward. It came under further scrutiny in the NFC championship when Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu jumped the snap multiple times, leading to penalties and a threat from the officiating crew.
The Commanders, Cowboys and Giants may not have publicly discussed the tush push, but their stance was clear on Wednesday. Now, it's about finding a way to stop it — again.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: 9 other NFL teams sided with the Eagles to save the push push
Continue reading...
