The second attempt was not good! After failing to ban TUSH push in April, the packers presented this new their updated proposal this Wednesday to the owners.
But ESPN reports that the vote has still saved the tash push! 22 owners voted in favor of the ban measure, and only 10 for. But it took 24 votes to pass the text! The ravens, patriots, jets and lions would have voted in particular alongside the Eagles against the prohibition.
Eagles, bills and others will therefore be able to continue to use this action in 2025.
To achieve its ends, the Green Bay franchise had this time proposed a amended text which proscribed any assistance to the bearer of the ball, whether by pushing it, pulling it or lifting it, at any time and in any place on the ground.
The mention “directly after the snap” had also been withdrawn so as not to give the feeling that the Eagles were targeted (which had been problematic last April). Consequently, in addition to the Tash push, many games could have been sanctioned by a penalty of 10 yards. Like when players push an receiver who is close to the End Zone after capturing a ball.
In this new rescue of the Tash push, Jason Kelce went physically to Minnesota to attend the meeting alongside Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Eagles. The opportunity for him to cut short the rumors saying that he would have retired because of this action and to campaign for his maintenance in the game notebooks. And obviously, that convinced.
TUSH push, not such a significant action
With this vote ending weeks of endless debates. Debates that have taken disproportionate proportions for an action which represented only 0.28% of the games in 2024 (ESPN Research). The argument of its suppression for its lack of aesthetics for viewers became in this sense fairly laughable.
ESPN Research Also note that the Eagles and Bills, the two teams that use the Push tash the most, have obtained an average attempt or a touchdown on 87% of these actions. The rest of the league? “Only” 71%. A hint of jealousy?
For the security aspect, if the measure seems at first glance to make sense, the argument was largely driven by hair. Supporters of the prohibition believed that by creating compact melee, the tash push would increase the risks of injury. The NFL data indicates, however, that no injury resulted from a push tash over the entire 2024 season.
The Eagles therefore keep their favorite weapon. At least for a year.
