Philadelphia Eagles
The Green Bay Packers issued a proposal to the NFL not too long ago to ban the “tush push,” the variation on the old quarterback sneak play where an offensive lineman pushes a team’s quarterback forward.
While a number of teams have used the play, the Philadelphia Eagles have routinely run it in third and fourth-and-short situations over the last couple of years, and it helped them win last season’s Super Bowl championship.
One argument in favor of banning the play is that it is supposedly a dangerous play that could directly lead to serious injuries.
The vote to perhaps...
The Cold Wire
The Tush Push ban has been tabled until May. Why? Because the NFL owners didn’t have the votes and the ones against it will have to do some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes to get this thing banned:
NFL owners didn’t have the 24 votes needed to ban the tush-push. Instead of holding a vote and revealing they were short, they decided to table it for the future. https://t.co/q3LVPQPTiy
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 1, 2025
Listen I think the NFL owners would be smart to ban the Tush Push. It’s leveling the playing field. If...
Crossing Broad
Great… more time to debate this.
After much discussion — perhaps way too much discussion — the NFL has tabled the vote to ban the tush push at the annual meeting, per multiple reports.
Despite many vocal (and wrong) coaches and GMs arguing the safety concerns with the Eagles extremely successful play, it would appear they don’t have the support of 24 clubs to pass a rule change. In fact, they’re pretty far off from the support they need with 16 teams reportedly against barring the play.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the conversation is over, just pushed back until...
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Not April Fools. I think I might have to start every blog with that disclaimer today because I’ve already been tricked by a Penn State article saying they’re dropping the basketball program next year and am currently getting roasted in my group chat. April Fools is dumb. Jumped the shark years ago on social media. With the amount of crazy stories that pop up on the daily we live in a simulation of April Fools 24/7/365 if you really think about it. Now back to the reason you all came here. The NFL passed a rule that will allow the...
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At the NFL’s annual meeting, the Eagles GM and head coach spoke about their between tight end’s future in Philly.
The Eagles have been reportedly looking for a trade partner to offload TE Dallas Goedert since before the start of free agency. Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters at the NFL annual meeting, and they both were complimentary of their veteran player while acknowledging the future is a bit uncertain.
Roseman acknowledged there was no update as far as what the future might hold with the TE, but his response left the door open for a move to...
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The heir to the coffee throne, Jordan Schultz, is reporting that the tush push will unlikely have enough votes to ban it because of the language in the proposal is not clear enough:
My understanding of the tush-push ban is that it’s unlikely to have the votes to be banned and there’s a better chance discussions will be tabled for a future owners meeting. Those advocating for a ban have been working to sway opinions and get it banned, but as one source put… pic.twitter.com/G2uBJiRpcN
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 1, 2025
Talks on the tush-push...
Crossing Broad
Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters Tuesday morning, looking like me after a stomach virus wiped out the Kinkead household:
Nick Sirianni on Dallas Goedert.#Eagles pic.twitter.com/zk8yFZhhqN
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) April 1, 2025
Nick Sirianni was definitely hammered last night pic.twitter.com/qyUcUteZxf
— NBA Slime (@TerryFranconia) April 1, 2025
Where did the Goedert thing come from? It was fan and media generated, basically just identified as an opportunity to get off of a big cap number, almost $12 million in 2025. Goedert is 30 years old and heading into the final season of the $57...
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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for4/1/25.
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ...
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The annual league meeting is underway, and a new rule regarding alternative uniforms has already been approved.
The NFL annual meeting is underway, and team owners, GMs, and head coaches have all come together to seemingly complain about different league rules. While most of the proposals are regarding in-game play, one of the early votes that passed was teams being allowed to wear alternate uniforms four times in a season — up from three times.
The Eagles set the stage for this years ago when they finally got the league to approve an extra helmet, allowing them to officially bring...
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It’s going to be close.
In order for the tush push to officially be banned moving forward, the NFL needs 24 teams to vote in favor of removing the play — but that means that the Eagles need just eight other teams, in addition to themselves, to vote against the rule change.
This seems to be the hot topic (again) at the annual meeting, and most coaches and GMs have been very vocal one way or the other when it comes to their thoughts on the matter.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said that they expect to have the votes...
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