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There is no team better at the tush push than the Eagles and Philadelphia's opponents all seem pretty well aware of that fact, which is likely one reason why they wanted to see th
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SB Nation on MSNJets helped keep “Tush Push” legal...Will they take advantage?The Jets were one of the ten teams to vote against the ban. The Super Bowl Champion Eagles have used the “tush push” to turn short yardage situations into almost automatic conversions. Using the mobile 6’1” 223 pound Jalen Hurts, the play has turned into a big advantage for Philadelphia.
The Minnesota Vikings were fighting for their playoff lives late in the 2023 season. They were in an intense battle with the Cincinnati Bengals and faced
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NFL owners narrowly failed to pass a proposal to prohibit the tush push. The fate of the short-yardage strategy was on the agenda at their spring meetings.
The Browns’ vote shouldn’t come as a surprise given their deep Philadelphia connections, as Mary Kay Cabot pointed out on the podcast: “You’ve got Andrew (Berry) having worked for Howie Roseman, the great GM of the Eagles, you’ve got Catherine Hickman, who worked for the Eagles... It’s almost like the Browns sister team in the NFL.”
The final vote on the proposed ban of the Tush Push was 22-10, and at least 24 votes were needed to pass it. The Chicago Bears were one of the 22 teams who voted to ban the play.
The Philadelphia Eagles, emboldened by the near failure of a Tush Push ban, celebrated with a provocative social media campaign. This bravado risks ba