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NFL teams are tired of the Eagles’ short-yardage play, and rather than perfecting the ‘Tush Push,’ one unnamed team had proposed banning the play altogether.
NFL EVP of football operations Troy Vincent told NFL Network Senior National Columnist Judy Battista on Monday that one unidentified team has submitted a proposal to ban the play known as the “Tush Push.”
There is a proposal from an unnamed team to ban the Tush Push, Troy Vincent said. We’ll see where it goes.
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) February 24, 2025
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Now, Dianna Russini of The AThletic reports that the Green Bay Packers were the unnamed team that proposed the ban.
The Green Bay Packers are the team that submitted a proposal to the NFL’s competition committee to ban the tush push, per sources.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) February 24, 2025
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The Eagles utilize a standard quarterback sneak that incorporates lining up two players behind Jalen Hurts, who receives the snap, uses his powerful legs (600-pound squat), with the push of his two fellow Eagles from behind, attempts to gain the necessary yardage for a fresh set of downs or a touchdown.
The play has been so incredibly effective for the Eagles that Hurts finished in a tie for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (14) in 2024, and he’s halfway to 100 (55 rushing scores) after just four whole years as a starter.
The problem is that many NFL clubs have attempted to replicate the play in their own fashion, with limited to no success.
For Green Bay, the move was odd because Philadelphia ran the play once in the wild-card win, and in the Week 1 matchup in Brazil, the Packers stopped the play.