A football league has officially banned the "Tush Push" for 2026, but it's not the NFL.
The NFL appears to be committed to running it back with the "Tush Push" in 2026. According to multiple reports, no significant rule changes are expected to hit the NFL in 2026. That means the "Tush Push," made famous by Jalen Hurts and Co. on the Philadelphia Eagles, will be sticking around.
However, other leagues are deciding to move forward with a ban. On Tuesday, the UFL - the United Football League, which plays in the spring - officially decided to ban the controversial quarterback sneak play.
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) lines up for the tush push play on the goal line against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images © Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
The UFL announced on Tuesday that multiple rule changes are coming for the 2026 season. Among them: the banning of the "Tush Push" play.
"The league has eliminated the Tush Push, a play in which after the quarterback takes the snap, he immediately drives forward as the offensive line surges and is assisted by additional players behind him who physically push him forward into the surging offensive line," the league wrote in a release.
The "Tush Push," of course, involves the quarterback lining up under center, going for a sneak while being pushed by multiple offensive players that lined up behind him. It's been highly successful for Nick Sirianni's team.
The NFL is expected to keep it, though
The NFL competition committee is not expected to ban the play for 2026, according to multiple reports.
"There's no team proposal that I've seen from it," NFL competition committee co-chairman Rich McKay said Sunday, via ESPN. "So, I wouldn't envision it. But you never know."
The Eagles have defended the play.
"Just like how we do with anything," head coach Nick Siriannipreviously said, via NBC Sports Philadelphia. "They adjust, you adjust, you try to make complements off of it, as many as you can, to keep them honest. All the different things that you do to help. I know it's a unique play that gets a lot of attention and a lot of talk, but you handle it the very same way. You still teach the fundamentals the same way you would in an inside zone and the adjustments that come off of that and the things that the defense is doing and how you can combat that."
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