A vote to decide if the push of Tush will be prohibited by the NFL has been pushed until May.
In the annual meetings of the League on Tuesday, the owners of the NFL team agreed to present the vote on a proposal to ban the game that became the call card of the Philadelphia Eagles calls in the last two seasons.
The postponement means that the debates on the play will be enraged as the teams and the league collect more information. The proponents of Tush Push have presented arguments about why the work should remain part of the game, while those who oppose have presented a case to get rid of it.
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The offensive Tackle of the Philadelphia Eagles, Lane Johnson, #65, speaks during a press conference before the Super Bowl Lix at the New Orleans Marriott. (Images of Stephen Lew-Imagn)
While the push of Tush, it is also known colloquially as the “fraternal thrust”, it is safe for the moment, the offensive line of Eagles, Lane Johnson, sent a clear message to critics.
The Falcons chief coach expresses disgust for the thrust of Tush of the Eagles: “It should have been illegal 3 years ago”
The six times PRO Bowler suggested that any team that disagreed with the play was jealous. “I hate because it’s not us!” Johnson wrote on Tuesday X.
While other teams have adopted similar versions of the impulse of Tush in the last two seasons, none has successfully handled it like the Eagles. The offensive line of Philadelphia and the strength of the field marshal Jalen Hurts seem to create the perfect formula for the short yard play.
The Field Marshal of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts, #1, prepares the impulse of Tush during the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Falcons of Atlanta on September 15, 2024 in Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
The Eagles used a couple of emojis in X, since they seemed to intervene in the middle of the last thrust talk.
The attention center was put in the push of Tush during the NFC championship game when the players of the Washington commanders jumped intentionally away from home to try to stop the game.
The Philadelphia Eagles Field Marshal, Jalen Hurts, #1, notes the impulse of Tush during the game between the San Fransisco 49ers and the Eagles Philadelphia on December 3, 2023 in Lincoln Financial Field. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
Although the NFL has said that it has not compiled enough data to conclude that the impulse of Tush is an inherently dangerous game, some coaches and others in the league continue to have health and safety concerns.
The owner of Eagles, Jeffery Lurie, addressed those concerns in annual meetings.
“I think for everyone, including myself, especially for me, health and security are the most important thing when evaluating any game,” Lurie said. “We have been very open to the data that exists in the thrust of Tush, there have simply there have been data that shows that it is not a very, very safe play. If not, we would not be pushing the thrust of Tush.”
