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The Green Bay Packers aren't the only ones in favor of getting rid of the "Tush Push" from the NFL. On Sunday, ESPN's Kalyn Kahler reported that a source with direct knowledge told ESPN that the Packers' proposal to ban the controversial play has support within the competition committee.
The potential ban sparked heated debate at the NFL's Annual League Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.
According to Kahler, "Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, assistant general manager Jon Ferrari, and two head coaches on the competition committee, Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams and Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills, gathered in a hallway outside of the ballroom to have a private and animated side conversation about the Packers' proposal."
McVay and McDermott are members of the competition committee, along with fellow head coaches Mike Tomlin and Todd Bowles and six other team executives around the league.
Per Kahler, while Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy has been outspoken about banning the tush push, head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst declined to comment on the proposal.
"I am not a fan of this play," Murphy wrote in February in his monthly Q&A post at Packers.com. "There is no skill involved and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less. 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."
Green Bay cited pace of play and player safety as reasons for the proposed ban. However, multiple sources who have been in competition committee meetings about the play told ESPN there was no injury data to support the ban but rather a hypothetical conversation centered on potential injuries, according to Kahler.
The Eagles' success in running the tush push with quarterback Jalen Hurts has made the play a topic of debate in recent years. Some coaches, executives, and players have argued that it's not a football play and is more like a rugby scrum, while others feel more teams would run it if they could execute it as well as Philadelphia.
NFL owners will vote Tuesday morning, determining whether the controversial tush push remains a legal play or gets pushed out for good. At least 24 owners would have to vote in favor of banning the play.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers' proposal to ban tush push gains momentum within NFL
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The potential ban sparked heated debate at the NFL's Annual League Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.
According to Kahler, "Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, assistant general manager Jon Ferrari, and two head coaches on the competition committee, Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams and Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills, gathered in a hallway outside of the ballroom to have a private and animated side conversation about the Packers' proposal."
McVay and McDermott are members of the competition committee, along with fellow head coaches Mike Tomlin and Todd Bowles and six other team executives around the league.
Per Kahler, while Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy has been outspoken about banning the tush push, head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst declined to comment on the proposal.
"I am not a fan of this play," Murphy wrote in February in his monthly Q&A post at Packers.com. "There is no skill involved and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less. 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."
Green Bay cited pace of play and player safety as reasons for the proposed ban. However, multiple sources who have been in competition committee meetings about the play told ESPN there was no injury data to support the ban but rather a hypothetical conversation centered on potential injuries, according to Kahler.
The Eagles' success in running the tush push with quarterback Jalen Hurts has made the play a topic of debate in recent years. Some coaches, executives, and players have argued that it's not a football play and is more like a rugby scrum, while others feel more teams would run it if they could execute it as well as Philadelphia.
NFL owners will vote Tuesday morning, determining whether the controversial tush push remains a legal play or gets pushed out for good. At least 24 owners would have to vote in favor of banning the play.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers' proposal to ban tush push gains momentum within NFL
Continue reading...
