On New Heights Wednesday, Jason Kelce said the player safety justification for banning the Tush Push was “bogus.” But his comments are still being used against him and the Brotherly Shove by other NFL owners,
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Even if concerns about injury and aesthetics have become embarrassing pretexts for dumping the tush push, the effort to nudge the play out of the rule book has likely started the clock on the official expiration of the technique.
Another source told ESPN some owners warned their colleagues ... Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said the team coaches its tush push play no differently than standard quarterback sneaks.
One team doctor inside the NFL pushed back against a justification behind the idea of banning the tush push, according to The Athletic's Chase Daniel. Daniel said in the newest episode of the Scoop City podcast the doctor believes "there is zero data" that says the tush push creates added health and safety concerns for players.
GM John Schneider said the Seattle Seahawks were not among the 16 teams who informally voted to ban the Philadelphia Eagles' controversial "tush push" play.
The Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the Philadelphia Eagles' "tush push" quarterback sneak play has some support from NFL's competition committee.
NFL coaches and the competition committee will have to decide whether the hotly-debated tush push will be in the league to stay this week.
The future of the tush push, also known as the Brotherly Shove, became hotly contested this week at the league’s meetings after Green Bay’s proposal to ban it.