Inside NFL fight over tush push ... and what's next
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The Philadelphia Eagles have one of the most unstoppable plays in the NFL, but some teams are trying to get the tush push banned this offseason.
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Several Hall of Fame NFL players have expressed support for the controversial "Tush Push" play.
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On New Heights Wednesday, Jason Kelce said the player safety justification for banning the Tush Push was “bogus.” But his comments are still being used against him and the Brotherly Shove by other NFL owners,
Even if the data doesn’t support it, Sills’s adoption of a hair-on-fire posture (possibly at the nudging of those who want to kill the play, including the Commissioner) becomes a massive problem for the league if/when a serious injury happens during a tush-push play.
The vote to eliminate the "Tush Push" at the NFL owners meetings has been tabled to May, as the league is split on whether to ban the play made popular by the Eagles. Teams had an informal 16-16 vote on the "Tush Push," CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports, needing 24 of 32 votes to ban the play (75% of the teams).
Jones told Yahoo Sports he thinks a different factor comes into play when considering the proposed ban, and it may speak to what a revised rule change proposal might look like at next month's NFL meeting in Minneapolis.
PackersNews columnist Pete Dougherty spent Wednesday answering reader questions after the conclusion of the NFL owners meetings.
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The "tush push" made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles has become the most controversial play in professional football. A modified quarterback sneak that resembles more of a Rugby play, the controversial topic was a button of conversation at this week's annual league ownership meetings with a potential ban of the play gaining league-wide traction due to health and safety concerns.