NFL teams can keep using tush push
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Jason Kelce's presence loomed large at the NFL owners' meeting as the controversial \"tush push\" play survived a ban attempt. Kelce, a key figure in th
Don't count Ben Johnson among those who will use the tush push moving forward. The new Chicago Bears head coach was asked about the Philadelphia Eagles' signature play after the NFL's vote to ban it failed on Wednesday.
Debate over the tush push led to a heated exchange between NFL owners and league executives, sources told ESPN.
If the tush push is banned, Hurts and the Eagles will lose their biggest short-yardage weapon in 2025. According to Jay Morrison of SI.com, Hurts has scored 33 of his 55 rushing touchdowns from one-yard out, which is the most by any quarterback in league history. Most of them have been on the tush push.
The NFL made its official decision on the tush push at Wednesday's league owners meeting, declaring that the controversial assisted quarterback sneak popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles would remain a legal play. That ends a years-long debate among the football world, at least for a year, as many had been calling for the play to be banned.