Jordan Mailata, other Eagles stars downplay tush push as NFL vote on team's signature play looms

The NFL owners are expected to reengage successful talks astir the polarizing tush push connected Wednesday astatine league meetings.

Last month, owners tabled the vote connected a connection to prohibition the play that became the Philadelphia Eagles' calling paper implicit the past mates of seasons. As the ballot nears, immoderate salient Philadelphia Eagles spoke retired astir the arguable abbreviated yardage play.

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Philadelphia Eagles violative tackle Jordan Mailata (68) celebrates during the Super Bowl LIX title parade and rally. (Caean Couto-Imagn Images)

"I don't person immoderate thoughts connected it," Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown said. "It's lone 1 yard." 

Offensive lineman Jordan Mailata echoed akin sentiments, saying: "They're ruling [on] the push? I conjecture we'll conscionable bash it with nary push.

"In presumption of them banning the tush push, I hatred that name, truthful I anticipation they bash prohibition it — it's a anserine name," the All-Pro tackle joked.

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"But I can't power it. We can't power it. So, we don't adjacent interest astir it. Right now, we're conscionable installing our schemes, immoderate [offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo] is installing that day, that's what we're focused connected due to the fact that worrying astir if they're going to prohibition the tush propulsion oregon not ain't going to triumph america a championship."

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) lines up for the tush propulsion play connected the extremity enactment against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX astatine Ceasars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

.The Green Bay Packers submitted a connection to prohibition the tush push.  

"We'll spot wherever that goes," Eagles manager Nick Sirianni said. "We're not waiting precise agelong to fig it out. It's going to beryllium nationalist [Wednesday]. And you cognize however I consciousness astir it."

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) scores connected the tush propulsion during a crippled betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles connected Dec. 3, 2023.  (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

At past month's league meetings, Eagles proprietor Jeffrey Lurie described the tush propulsion arsenic "precision play" and credited backmost Jalen Hurts for helping marque the play routinely successful. 

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ESPN reported that the tush propulsion was utilized successful conscionable 0.28% of full plays past season.

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