NFL doesn’t expect proposed ban on pushing this offseason after years of criticism and controversy

There’s still plenty of time for things to change, but the NFL competition committee doesn’t expect any attempts to ban the Tush Push this offseason.

“I haven’t seen any team proposals,” committee co-chair Rich McKay said Sunday. via ESPN. “So, I wouldn’t imagine it. But you never know.”

This controversial game has attracted widespread criticism and multiple attempts to ban it in recent years after teams – including the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills – had incredible success with the game.

Last season was incredibly controversial and the Green Bay Packers pushed the proposed ban during offseason meetings last year. But 10 teams ended up voting against this banand he lacked two votes to adopt it. To change the rules, the NFL must get approval from at least 24 of its 32 owners. Owner of the eagles Jeffrie Lurie was among those who fought to keep the game in the league during discussions last time.

According to ESPN, there were 112 push attempts last season, which was 11 more than were attempted during the 2024 campaign. The Eagles attempted the most attempts with 27, and the Bills finished second with 17. In total, teams were able to convert a first down on a push pass about 77% of the time.

The play also sparked a lot of outrage last season. The Eagles, for example, scored a touchdown on a push despite those responsible very clearly missed a false start on the play during their match in September. The Jacksonville Jaguars were also completely unable to stop Bills quarterback Josh Allen during a playoff push. Allen ended up going 10 yards before being knocked down, and the former official became a rules analyst for NBC and Amazon Terry McAuley lit up the league for this.