The Eagles’ signature play is under attack again. An unnamed team has reportedly proposed to ban the Tush Push/Brotherly Shove, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said, per NFL Network’s Judy Battista.
An NFL team wants to ban the “Tush Push” play that has fueled the success of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, according to the NFL Network and Washington Post. NFL executive Troy Vincent said Monday a proposal was submitted,
An NFL team has submitted a rule proposal to ban the "tush push" quarterback sneak, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, told reporters at the scouting combine Monday.
The "tush push" is set to come under the microscope this offseason after an NFL team -- identified as the Green Bay Packers in an NFL Network report -- proposed a rule banning the play. Troy Vincent,
According to NFL Network and the Washington Post, league executive Troy Vincent said Monday that a team submitted a proposal to ban the play, a modified quarterback sneak where two teammates behind Jalen Hurts push him forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was furious about calls to ban the Tush Push, saying injury concerns "are a bit made up."
Despite the league wanting to get first down measurements correct, it's trying to change something that wasn't even the problem to begin with. The "chain gang" has always accurately told officials and fans what 10 yards looks like on the field. It's the officials spotting the ball that needs to be changed.
The NFL has not been able to stop the Philadelphia Eagles' Tush Push, so the plan seems to be to ban it. Whatever happened to stopping what you don't like on the field?
An NFL team has submitted a proposal to ban the quarterback sneak known as the “tush push,” NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent told reporters Monday.
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The polarizing play, a staple of the Eagles’ run to the Super Bowl, is virtually unstoppable on the field. At least one team wants to stop it off it.
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