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The Philadelphia Eagles may have to figure out a different way to score touchdowns in short-yardage situations.
According to an ESPN report, the Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the Eagles' "tush push" quarterback sneak play has support within the NFL's competition committee. However, there are still several coaches, general managers and team owners who feel differently.
The play has been a topic of conversation for the competition committee every offseason since the Eagles debuted the play in 2022, which features the running back shoving the quarterback from behind for extra momentum on quarterback sneaks. This offseason is the first in which a team has proposed a rule change to ban the play.
TUSH PUSH BAN: Packers submit proposal to ban Eagles' perfected QB sneak, per reports
News first broke about the potential ban in late February, when NFL Network reported that Troy Vincent Sr., the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, announced an anonymous team had proposed it. Later that week, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed a report from The Athletic that the anonymous team was Green Bay.
Those in favor of banning the play – including the Packers – have reportedly focused heavily on player safety and pace of play.
But ESPN's report included that, as of the end of the 2024 season, there isn't any data to support injury concerns. The player safety question is one of hypothetical scenarios due to the potential risks for defenders and offensive linemen.
Teams opposed to banning the play don't buy the explanation, with various sources quoted as saying they believe the true reason for the proposal is "jealousy" and "pettiness" by teams that can't run the play as well.
The Eagles and Buffalo Bills were the only two teams to run the "tush push" play more than five times in 2024.
Others opposed to the rule change have criticized the imprecise language of the current rule proposal, which reads:
"No offensive player may immediately at the snap, push or throw his body against a teammate, who was lined up directly behind the snapper and received the snap, to aid him in an attempt to gain yardage."
A general manager quoted in ESPN's story said, "They can't regulate every successful play that a team comes up with. If it passes, it'll be rewritten about six times. How do you determine what 'immediately' is? You're allowed to push a running back on the perimeter?"
A vote on all rule change proposals – which includes a potential "tush push" ban, changes to the NFL's playoff seeding format and more – will take place Tuesday. All team owners are expected to vote, and any proposal needs 24 "yes" votes to pass.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Tush push' ban gaining momentum in NFL competition committee: Sources
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According to an ESPN report, the Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the Eagles' "tush push" quarterback sneak play has support within the NFL's competition committee. However, there are still several coaches, general managers and team owners who feel differently.
The play has been a topic of conversation for the competition committee every offseason since the Eagles debuted the play in 2022, which features the running back shoving the quarterback from behind for extra momentum on quarterback sneaks. This offseason is the first in which a team has proposed a rule change to ban the play.
TUSH PUSH BAN: Packers submit proposal to ban Eagles' perfected QB sneak, per reports
News first broke about the potential ban in late February, when NFL Network reported that Troy Vincent Sr., the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, announced an anonymous team had proposed it. Later that week, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed a report from The Athletic that the anonymous team was Green Bay.
Those in favor of banning the play – including the Packers – have reportedly focused heavily on player safety and pace of play.
But ESPN's report included that, as of the end of the 2024 season, there isn't any data to support injury concerns. The player safety question is one of hypothetical scenarios due to the potential risks for defenders and offensive linemen.
Teams opposed to banning the play don't buy the explanation, with various sources quoted as saying they believe the true reason for the proposal is "jealousy" and "pettiness" by teams that can't run the play as well.
The Eagles and Buffalo Bills were the only two teams to run the "tush push" play more than five times in 2024.
Others opposed to the rule change have criticized the imprecise language of the current rule proposal, which reads:
"No offensive player may immediately at the snap, push or throw his body against a teammate, who was lined up directly behind the snapper and received the snap, to aid him in an attempt to gain yardage."
A general manager quoted in ESPN's story said, "They can't regulate every successful play that a team comes up with. If it passes, it'll be rewritten about six times. How do you determine what 'immediately' is? You're allowed to push a running back on the perimeter?"
A vote on all rule change proposals – which includes a potential "tush push" ban, changes to the NFL's playoff seeding format and more – will take place Tuesday. All team owners are expected to vote, and any proposal needs 24 "yes" votes to pass.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Tush push' ban gaining momentum in NFL competition committee: Sources
Continue reading...
