Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni put some pressure on three of his former assistants over the upcoming vote to ban the team’s trademark “tush push” play.
Sirianni playfully called out Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon, Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen, and New Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore over the upcoming vote by owners regarding the fate of the play. All three of those coaches are former Sirianni assistants, and Sirianni joked that the play had gotten all of them their head coaching jobs.
“We’ll see how it goes,” Sirianni said of the vote. “All I will say about it is Gannon, Steichen and Moore better vote for it. They are in the (head coach) position right now because of that play. So all three, I better have those three votes right there and the Eagles’ vote. I at least know we have four.”
Nick Sirianni walking to the bench
Aug 15, 2024; Foxborough, MA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni walks to the bench before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
Spoke to Nick Sirianni today on the tush-push vote. With a grin, he said: "We’ll see how it goes. All I will say about it is (Jonathan) Gannon, (Shane) Steichen and (Kellen) Moore better vote for it. They are in the (head coach) position right now because of that play. So all… pic.twitter.com/aZBV4KHzPq
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Steichen was the Eagles’ offensive coordinator from 2021-22 before landing the Colts job. Gannon was defensive coordinator for the same period of time before moving to Arizona. Moore spent the 2024 season as Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator before parlaying that into the New Orleans gig. Sirianni is certainly hoping those three lobby their owners to oppose the ban.
The proposal to ban the play requires 24 of 32 owners to vote in favor. Sirianni is having fun with this, but four votes would at least put him on the right track to get the nine votes necessary to sink the proposal.
It is unclear how realistic the chances are of the ban passing, though insiders suggest there is some momentum toward that happening. Regardless, the Eagles may have a loophole in mind even if the proposal is agreed to.