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NFL tables proposed tush push ban, moves touchback spot on kickoffs

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The NFL’s team owners gave the tush push an at-least-temporary reprieve Tuesday while voting to move the touchback spot on kickoffs.

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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts lines up at the goal line for a tush push play against the Commanders in the NFC championship game. (Chris Szagola/AP)

PALM BEACH, Florida — The NFL’s team owners gave the tush push an at least temporary reprieve Tuesday while voting to move the touchback spot on kickoffs, expand the scope of the replay-assist system and modify the regular season overtime format to more closely resemble the postseason version.

The owners, as they completed the annual league meeting at a Palm Beach resort, also delayed action on a proposal that would allow a wild-card playoff team with a better record to be seeded ahead of a division winner.

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