Oct 27, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) snaps the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Katie Stratman
In a rather shocking development, NFL owners voted to not ban the Tush Push Wednesday morning, according to The Athletic's Diana Russini. The vote, which would've outlawed the play, did not meet the 75% threshold needed to pass. BREAKING: The Packers' proposal to ban the tush push did not receive the required 75% support from the NFL's owners to pass, per source.
The tush push remains alive. pic.twitter.com/CVEhTjUuAO
The Green Bay Packers initiated a plan to ban the play this offseason and were steadfast on getting rid of it. However, the Eagles' lobbying efforts managed to convince nine other teams in voting against the proposed ban:
NFL needed 24 votes today to ban the Tush Push, but got only 22. Here are the 10 teams that voted against the Tush Push ban, per sources: 22-10 on the tush push vote is incredible. I have no notes for the 2025 script-writers. You’re perfect pic.twitter.com/gqN7Uiv1uT Jason Kelce, tush push savior and happy man pic.twitter.com/l6aaL4S4wl
Earlier this morning, Russini also reported that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie addressed his fellow owners, where he "emphasized the need to clean up the process, not the play itself."
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"Whoever votes to ban this play is taking liability for putting risk on our quarterbacks," Lurie reportedly said in a speech that lasted about a half an hour.
Former Eagles center Jason Kelce also attended the meeting, where he talked about the safety of the play as well. Following the vote, Kelce could be see smiling in the lobby in a picture posted on X, by Yahoo!'s Jordi Epstein.
