Eagles' Saquon Barkley takes shot at tush push ban efforts: 'I think it's soft'

The tush push survived for astatine slightest 1 much play arsenic NFL owners voted against a connection that would person efficaciously banned the play for 2025 and beyond.

The play, made celebrated by the Philadelphia Eagles, has been utilized to get quarterbacks the other oomph they request to either attain a archetypal down oregon people a touchdown from the extremity line. And contempt the Green Bay Packers’ efforts, the play survived.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) scores connected the tush propulsion during the crippled betwixt the San Fransisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles connected December 3, 2023, astatine Lincoln Financial Field.  (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Eagles prima Saquon Barkley had a connection for those teams, and everyone else, who opposed the play.

"I deliberation it’s soft, to beryllium honest," helium said connected the "Exciting Mics" podcast with his teammates Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship earlier the ballot occurred. "Everybody tin bash it. It’s not a play that we lone tin do. We hap to person 1 of the champion and biggest O-lines, and Jalen Hurts tin squat 600 pounds. That’s not our fault.

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Dec. 8, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the shot against the Carolina Panthers during the archetypal 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

"Josh Allen is ace big, they’re not palmy with it. Lamar Jackson is 1 of the champion moving quarterbacks of all-time, they’re not palmy with it. So, it’s not thing that everyone can’t do. Them trying to destruct it, I deliberation that’s benignant of lame."

Barkley besides pushed backmost connected the assertion that the play is simply a hazard to players’ safety.

Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley (26) is tackled by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis (2)  during the 2nd 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field. (Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

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The Packers' official regularisation alteration proposal would person prohibited "an violative subordinate from pushing a teammate who was lined up straight down the snapper and receives the snap, instantly astatine the snap." The connection added that a punishment would beryllium assessed connected immoderate violative subordinate who violated the rule.

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