It took three years, two Super Bowl trips, a title, and multiple teams complaining for the NFL to do something about the Philadelphia Eagles' Tush Push.
After a revised proposal from the Green Bay Packers made the rounds in public Monday evening, league owners voted on whether to abolish the Tush Push once and for all - ending a crusade that reportedly began with commissioner Roger Goodell.
Final vote on the proposed ban of the Tush Push, per ESPN sources: 22-10.
At least 24 votes were needed to ban The Tush Push.
So the ban did not pass.
Philadelphia created the Tush Push during the 2022 season as a variation of the common quarterback sneak. The only difference was quarterback Jalen Hurts would be pushed by teammates behind him if he was originally stood up along the line.
The play, later called the "Brotherly Love" by pro-Eagle supporters, became almost unstoppable for Philadelphia in short-yardage situations.
It also became a source of frustration for rivals and opponents of Philadelphia. The detractors looked at the play as a cheat-code and a "rugby scrum." Never mind the fact that former rugby players laughed at that connotation, or that those same rivals struggled to run the play on their own.
It came down to a simple point, the Eagles ran a play nobody could stop. And the league finally decided to do something about it.
Except it didn’t get the votes.
Philadelphia should be OK either way.
They converted quarterback sneaks on a remarkable 90% of the time during the 2021 season. And now they are free to do more of the same.