The NFL is currently conducting their annual owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. Ther have been numerous rule changes already implemented for the upcoming season and beyond. Overtime rules have changed drastically, the defensive holding penalty stayed the same, but the Tush Push Ban proposed by the Green Bay Packers has been tabled until May.
Now the Commissioner of the league has taken a side in the big debate.
BREAKING: NFL’s Roger Goodell Takes Obvious Side In Tush Push Ban; Fans Explode
Apr 28, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning as the nineteenth overall pick to the New Orleans Saints during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning as the nineteenth overall pick to the New Orleans Saints during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
According to multiple sources:
Uh Oh: Roger Goodell on banning the tush push:
“I think there are safety issues being considered with the tush push. We have very little data but we see the potential risk. It makes a lot of sense to go back to the old rule prohibiting pulling or pushing ball carriers.”
The Tush Push being banned may soon become a reality.
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As previously mentioned, NFL owners have tabled the ban of the tush-push. A second discussion will take place in May.
Currently, 16 owners support banning the tush-push. There is a possibility that the NFL will revisit the issue in May, and if they do, those 16 owners will try to sway eight more votes to ban it. 24 out of 32 votes are needed.
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) prepares to take the snap before running in for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) prepares to take the snap before running in for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Fans had an immediate reaction to this news:
Jalen Hurts going to be a very overpaid fullback soon..
— Vice (@sportsnweb3) April 1, 2025
Nobody likes Goodell!
— Jay (@btcguy35) April 1, 2025
Yeah – just like the field goal. You can’t push off of a player.
— athletic_onesf🧀🏈 (@athletic_onesf) April 1, 2025
Good. This isnt Rugby
— kr0ndeez (@kr0ndeez) April 1, 2025
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
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
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