The [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/) were among 22 teams that voted to ban the [Tush Push](https://www.pennlive.com/philadelphiaeagles/2025/05/eagles-tush-push-lives-after-last-minute-plea-from-one-of-their-legends.html) at the league meetings in Minnesota on Wednesday.
The proposal to ban the Tush Push and push ball carriers forward was expected to pass, but in a surprise vote, ten teams voted against the resolution. Twenty-four teams were needed to ban the play, and it will instead live on.
In March, head coach Mike Tomlin said the first time he saw it, he could not believe it was legal in the NFL’s rulebook. However, he used player safety to promote the idea that the play would likely have to be removed from the game.
“The first time I saw it, I couldn’t believe that it was legal because it was illegal on the field goal. That being said, you hate to be against it because when people are innovative, you want to respect that. There’s certainly been some teams that have been more innovative than the rest of us in that regard. You hate to penalize them for it. But again, we got into the discussion on the field goal block because of player safety, and so that still remains to be a component of the discussion,” Tomlin said.
Team president Art Rooney II said in March that the team voted to ban it, but the discussion delved into deeper issues related to pushing offensive players forward. Defensive players can not be pushed forward by their teammates, which was part of the discussion.
“We were in favor of the rule as proposed.Yeah. It’s a fairly narrow proposal in terms of just eliminating the ability to push the quarterback on a quarterback sneak. So, we were in favor of that,” Rooney said.
The Steelers were not among the ten teams to vote against the proposal on Wednesday, either, meaning they were also for the NFL’s broader-scope proposal.