The Philadelphia Eagles has been making great use of a move called the ‘tush push’ during short yardage situations and on the goal line, but there is a team that has opposed it.
It was revealed by NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent that an anonymous team has proposed to make the move illegal.
It was later revealed that the team in question was the Green Bay Packers.
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III clearly thinks that the tush push is here to stay, as he said on X this week: “The Tush Push will never be banned.”
Why do the Packers oppose the Tush Push?
Nobody from the Packers has ever spoken publicly about their proposal to ban the move, but president and CEO Mark Murphy spoke about the tush push earlier in February during an in-house Q&A for the club website.
“I am not a fan of this play. There is no skill involved and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less,” Murphy said.
“The series of plays with the Commanders jumping offsides in the NFC Championship Game to try to stop the play was ridiculous.
“The referee even threatened to give the Eagles an automatic touchdown if the Commanders did not stop it. I would like to see the league prohibit pushing or aiding the runner (QB) on this play.
“There used to be a rule prohibiting this, but it is no longer enforced because I believe it was thought to be too hard for the officials to see. The play is bad for the game, and we should go back to prohibiting the push of the runner.
“This would bring back the traditional QB sneak. That worked pretty well for Bart Starr and the Packers in the Ice Bowl.”
Given the Eagles won the Super Bowl with this move being a key part of their gameplay, they certainly will not want to see it banned.
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