NFL owners fail to pass proposal that would have banned tush push

A connection from the Green Bay Packers that would person efficaciously banned the tush propulsion failed to person capable votes from NFL owners connected Wednesday.

The tush propulsion volition proceed to beryllium a portion of the crippled done astatine slightest the 2025 season, according to FOX Sports.

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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 successful New Orleans connected Feb. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

As squad owners deliberated successful the morning, Philadelphia Eagles squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie reportedly brought Jason Kelce into the gathering to explicate wherefore the tush propulsion should beryllium kept successful the game. The Eagles person had the astir occurrence with the play implicit the past fewer years, and Kelce’s input was seemingly capable for owners to forgo approving the ban.

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.

The archetypal ballot was acceptable to instrumentality spot successful April, but it was tabled to May.

JORDAN MAILATA, OTHER EAGLES STARS DOWNPLAY TUSH PUSH AS NFL VOTE ON TEAM'S SIGNATURE PLAY LOOMS

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts, #1, scores touchdown connected a tush propulsion during Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs connected Feb. 9, 2025 astatine the Superdome successful New Orleans. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Proponents of the play and those who reason it some presented beardown arguments, portion the league expressed interest astir safety.

Rich McKay, the NFL Competition Committee chair, said successful April the issues spell beyond safety, due to the fact that determination was not capable information to accidental whether it is simply a unsafe play. The league has said determination person been nary injuries reported from the tush push.

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu called the play cheap.

The Eagles tally the tush propulsion play during the crippled betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons connected Sept. 16, 2024 astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia. (Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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It appears teams volition person to follow the aged adage – if you don’t similar it, fig retired a amended mode to halt it.

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