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Even the most powerful figures in the nfl be unable to stop the tush push.
A proposed ban of the tush push play that the Philadelphia Eagles Have popularized Did Not Receive Enough Votes at the Spring Meeting Wednesday.
Before the Vote, Retired Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce and Team Owner Jeffrey Luri Spoke to the Oowners to Lobby for the Merits of Keeping The Play.
Sources Told Espn’s Adam Schefter that the final vote was 22-10 on the proposal, which was submitted by the Green Bay Packers. The proposal needed 24 votes to pass.
In Another Vote, NFL Oowners Approved A Proposal to Allow Teams to Declare an Onside Kick Any Time During a game when they are trailing. Players on the kicking team also will be lined up with their front foot on the 35-yard line with the rule change, one yard closer than previously.
Wednesday’s Vote Came after the league tabled discussions on the original proposal, submitted by the Green Bay PackersLast months at the nfl’s annual league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Original Proposal was written Explicitly Around the Tush Push Play. Before the proposal was tabled the vote was split 16-16 among the 32 Teams, Sources Told Espn’s Kalyn Kahler.
The packers resubmitted the proposal befriend the start of the spring meetings, revising the language to more broadly ban pushing or the ball carrier anywhere on the field. In the proposal’s updated language, “Offensive Players Cannot Assist The Runner Exception by Individually Blocking Opponents for Him.” The packers also eliminated “Immediate at the Snap,” in the updated language.
The tush push appeared in Only 0.28% of Total Plays Last Year, According to Espn Research, but the Eagles and Buffalo bills Ran the play more often than other tims. The two combined to run 163 pushes in the past three seesons, more than the rest of the nfl combined, access to Espn Research.
Not only did the eagles and bills run the most of the most of the most of, but they also play the most successful. They scored a touchdown or achieved a first down on 87% of their tush push attempts, access to Espn Research, when the rest of the league was successful 71% of the time.
On Tuesday, a Pair of Prominent Current Eagles Players Downplayed the Significance of the Assisted Quarterback Sneak. Wide receiver Aj brown Said he didn is any thoughts on the volume, address that, “it’s only 1 yard.” Left tackle Jordan mailataMeanwhile, saaid the eagles would be just has to “do it with no push.”
“In term of them banning the tush push, I hate that name, so I hope they ban it – it’s a stupid name,” Mailata joked tuesday.
Espn’s Brook Pryor and Tim Mcmanus contributed to this report.
