Number of NFL owners who want the tush push banned revealed
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The Boston Globe |
The NFL owners were split down the middle Tuesday about the Packers’ rule proposal to ban the Tush Push — 16 voted in favor of outlawing the play, 16 voted to keep it as it is.
Reuters |
NFL owners are tabling a vote on whether to ban the "tush push" play at the annual league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
The New York Times |
Some coaches and executives believe the player safety concerns regarding the play were paramount.
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Kelce was at the center of the Tush Push more than anyone — and he isn't buying the injury concerns from those around the league trying to ban it.
Murphy, the Green Bay Packers president and CEO, said the league will revisit the language of the ban and instead of banning the Tush Push specifically will propose prohibiting pushing of any ball carrier. Pushing a ball carrier was prohibited until around the 2004 season, when the league lifted the ban.
Bears chairman George McCaskey was one of the 16 NFL owners who voted to ban the "Tush Push." He explained his reasoning at the NFL owners meetings.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has a reminder amid the debate on whether the NFL should ban the Eagles' signature tush push.
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Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSNTush Push: NFL owners weigh in on controversial play's futureA proposal by the Detroit Lions impacting playoff seeding has been tabled by league owners. Detroit submitted a chance to allow wild card teams to be seeded higher than a division champion if the wild card team has a better regular-season record than one of the division champions.
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Albert Breer reads between the lines on the NFL delaying the vote until May. Plus, notes on the proposal to change playoff seeding and more.
The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another,
While a potential tush push ban would affect the Eagles drastically on the field, it could also affect their draft strategy.