NFL’s competition committee postponed its vote, setting up more discussion – if not an actual vote – when the league reconvenes for meetings in May.
NFL owners had been set to vote on the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push play, but the proposal was tabled until May.
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur talks about why he's in favor of banning the Tush Push at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Green Bay Packers are one of the more vocal teams against the tush push, and their head coach is continuing his crusade against the play.
The Eagles utilize a standard quarterback sneak that incorporates lining up two players behind Jalen Hurts, who receives the snap, uses his powerful legs (600-pound squat), with the push of his two fellow Eagles from behind, attempts to gain the necessary yardage for a fresh set of downs or a touchdown.
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The tush push has not been banned. At least not yet. The 32 teams decided not to take a vote today at the league meeting on a proposal brought forward by the Packers that would have outlawed pushing the quarterback immediately after he takes the snap on quarterback sneaks.
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The Packers made the proposal to ban the play, which the Eagles found tremendous success with over the past few seasons. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has scored 29 rushing touchdowns over the past two seasons, with many of them being off of the play.
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One of the hottest topics here at the NFL Annual Meetings, the competition committee kicked the can down the road when it came time to vote on a proposal by the Green Bay Packers to ban the play that has been so successful for the Eagles over the last three years.
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On the other side, people like Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst are citing safety concerns for players about the Tush Push remaining legal. That appears to be the common, rehearsed talking point as the motion for a ban gains significant momentum in the background.