NFL teams table vote to ban ‘tush push’ at league meetings: Source
NFL owners opted to table the vote on whether to ban the “tush push” — the play made popular by the Philadelphia Eagles — during the annual league meeting on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla., a league source told The Athletic.The Green Bay Packers proposed the league ban the “tush push,” a play where the quarterback takes the snap under center and dives forward while teammates push him from behind in a rugby-like scrum. The Packers’ proposal was “to prohibit any offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”The Eagles have run the play, also known as the “Brotherly Shove,” to great success in short-yardage situations under coach Nick Sirianni with quarterback Jalen Hurts. The Buffalo Bills — with reigning MVP quarterback Josh Allen — have […]