NFL Ruling Does Not Ban Eagles 'Tush Push'
NFL Ruling Does Not Ban Eagles ‘Tush Push’
A meeting was held on Wednesday that decided the fate of the Eagles’ infamous ‘tush push’ and whether it should be allowed to continue.
The proposed ban on the tush-push did not receive enough votes from NFL owners, per multiple reports.
The Philadelphia Eagles social media team broke the news with a graphic a Jalen Hurts that simply said “Push on.”
Multiple Philadelphia Eagles players talked about the ‘significance’, or lack thereof, of the assisted quarterback sneak, which has become a staple of the team’s offense over the past few seasons.
“I don’t have any thoughts on it,” wide receiver A.J. Brown said. “It’s only 1 yard.”
Left tackle Jordan Mailata struck a similar tone, saying: “They’re ruling [on] the push? I guess we’ll just do it with no push.
“In terms of them banning the tush push, I hate that name, so I hope they do ban it — it’s a stupid name,” Mailata joked.
“But I can’t control it, we can’t control it, so we don’t even worry about it. Right now, we’re just installing our schemes, whatever [offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo] is installing that day, that’s what we’re focused on because worrying about if they’re going to ban the tush push or not ain’t going to win us a championship.”
The tush push appeared in only 0.28% of total plays last year, according to ESPN Research, but the Eagles and Buffalo Bills ran the play more often than other teams. The two combined to run 163 pushes in the past three seasons, more than the rest of the NFL combined, according to ESPN Research.
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