Philadelphia Eagles, Tush Push
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There were 22 teams that voted to ban the tush push this week and If there's one thing that seems pretty clear about the voting breakdown, it's that most of those 22 teams voted in their best self-interest.
Saquon Barkley doesn’t love that he lost more than 10 touchdowns in 2024 due to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ use of the controversial Tush Push. But Barkley also had strong words for critics of the play in the week that the play was revived in a vote at the NFL spring meetings this week.
The Eagles have essentially perfected the play, leading to a significantly higher success rate with the Tush Push (87%) compared to the league average (71%). With 124 attempts since 2022, they have run the play more often than any other team, leading to 33 touchdowns and 106 first downs.
The final vote on the proposed ban of the Tush Push was 22-10, and at least 24 votes were needed to pass it. The Chicago Bears were one of the 22 teams who voted to ban the play.
To make matters worse, the NFL chose the Green Bay Packers as the poster child for the rule change, to no avail. The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t take too kindly to that, but it will probably come back to haunt them in a year when this proposal most likely resurfaces.
The Philadelphia Eagles, emboldened by the near failure of a Tush Push ban, celebrated with a provocative social media campaign. This bravado risks ba
Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have had to watch the Philadelphia Eagles win multiple Super Bowls in recent years.
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Bucs Wire on MSNThe tush push is here to stay, Bucs remind everyone how to stop itWhen the news broke that the Owners did not have enough votes to ban the Tush Push everyone had a reaction, so did the Bucs social media team.