Pro Football Hall of Famers oppose Tush Push ban
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Proponents of the play argue that it is a legitimate strategy and that defenses need to find ways to counter it.
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The Philadelphia Eagles have one of the most unstoppable plays in the NFL, but some teams are trying to get the tush push banned this offseason.
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Former Eagles center Jason Kelce called out the Bills owner for misunderstanding his comments about the 'tush push.'
Jones told Yahoo Sports he thinks a different factor comes into play when considering the proposed ban, and it may speak to what a revised rule change proposal might look like at next month's NFL meeting in Minneapolis.
Roger Goodell and the NFL cite the potential risk of injury on pushing plays as a significant factor in considering the old rule.
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,
The vote to eliminate the "Tush Push" at the NFL owners meetings has been tabled to May, as the league is split on whether to ban the play made popular by the Eagles. Teams had an informal 16-16 vote on the "Tush Push," CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports, needing 24 of 32 votes to ban the play (75% of the teams).
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Even if the data doesn’t support it, Sills’s adoption of a hair-on-fire posture (possibly at the nudging of those who want to kill the play, including the Commissioner) becomes a massive problem for the league if/when a serious injury happens during a tush-push play.
PackersNews columnist Pete Dougherty spent Wednesday answering reader questions after the conclusion of the NFL owners meetings.