Looks like the NFL is coming for the Jalen Hurts‘ Eagles’ secret weapon—the “Tush Push.” Some mystery team has officially asked the league to tweak the rule around the QB sneak, and NFL exec Troy Vincent says the discussion is heating up again this offseason. The Eagles have basically turned the play into a cheat code, using it to steamroll defenses, including in their Super Bowl clash with the Chiefs. Some folks see it as a genius mix of teamwork and physics, while others think it’s cheap and turns football into a rugby match. Either way, it’s so effective that teams are desperate to shut it down—if not on the field, then in the rulebook. But here’s the catch: it’ll take 24 out of 32 team owners to vote for the ban, and so far, the league says there isn’t enough injury data to justify scrapping it for safety reasons.
Honestly, the timing isn’t shocking. Defenses have tried everything to stop Philly’s human battering ram, and nothing’s worked. Now, instead of game-planning around it, teams want to ban it altogether. The NFL has a history of stepping in when one team finds an “unfair” advantage (remember the Patriots’ trick plays or the Saints’ PI controversy?). But getting 24 owners on board won’t be easy—some might see it as a problem, while others respect that the Eagles cracked the code. So, will the league actually kill the push play, or will defenses just have to deal with it? Guess we’ll find out in March.
An NFL team has proposed modifying the rules around the push-the-QB sneak popularized by the Eagles, the league’s Troy Vincent said. So the conversation about the push play has resumed this offseason, aimed toward a possible vote in March by NFL owners.
— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) February 24, 2025
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