At the NFL league meetings in Florida earlier this offseason, the controversial topic of banning the "tush push" was tabled for a later discussion.
Now with the next discussions approaching, players around the league are speaking out about the new-age QB sneak that was popularized and perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Teams have grown awfully familiar with the Eagles' short-yardage go-to. Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu is one of the most notable defenders who has pulled out all stops to try to limit the play's damage.
In last year's NFC championship game, Luvu went viral for leaping over the line of scrimmage in an attempt to time up the snap and clog up the rush.
It took multiple efforts ... and still lead to the same result as it typically does.
Now off the field, Luvu is letting his voice be heard about the idea of eliminating this play from the sport.
“In my personal opinion, yeah I think they should ban it,” Luvu said on an appearance on NFL Network.
"I know the argument is going to be about ‘hey you guys have to stop it, don’t give us short yardage and what not,’ but it’s kind of like a cheat code play.”
The ban proposal was originally introduced by the Green Bay Packers, who claimed the play provides the offense an unfair advance. The Packers executives plead for the play to “prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”
This idea is an attempt to replicate the rule that prohibits a defensive lineman from being pushed by a teammate into the offensive line, such as when a defensive line bull rushes during a kicking situation in an attempt to block the kick faster.
Luvu, a Samoan, compares the tush push to another sport with this physical nature.
"It’s pretty much a scrum in rugby, that’s how I kind of look at it. And we got a scrum too on the other side,” he said.
“And the scrum is, we all have a cadence where we all go at once, it’s not like you hard count and this and that. Now you getting us or myself jumping over the pile thinking they’re about to snap the ball,” Luvu said.
Perhaps it's the dangerous physicality and it's reliance on head-clashing collisions that angers opposing players and teams.
Or, maybe it's simply Philadelphia's mastery of the formation and execution that irritates those who don't see as much success in it.
The argument can be made either way, but Eagles faithful may be the minority in the play's approval.
For a Commanders team who are on the doorstep of dethroning the Eagles in the NFC, the elimination of Philly's most dominant play could be the next major step in helping Washington march to the Super Bowl.
NFL owners and league executives will have the final say on the play's future, with an announcement expected in a matter of days. Of the 32 votes, the ban proposal needs at least 24 votes for approval.