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“Darling Bills ran it & now it’s fine”: NFL fans react as tush push gets no ban proposal from teams


The quarterback sneak, or “tush push” as it is more commonly called, has become one of the most controversial plays of the 2020s, with Jalen Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles most notably riding it to a Super Bowl win in two appearances.

There have been a few calls to have it banned for various reasons, ranging from health concerns to its propensity to elicit false starts and other penalties that referees miss. Most notably in 2025, the Green Bay Packers’ proposal fell two votes short of the 3/4ths majority needed for ratification.

Nearly a year since then, however, it might be the last one for a while. On Sunday, competition committee co-chairman (and former Atlanta Falcons CEO) Rich McKay told reporters that there had been no new proposals to ban the tush push:

No team has offered a proposal to ban the Tush Push and there has been no recent discussion about changing the rule, Rich McKay told reporters today.

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Those comments led to all sorts of reactions from fans:

@AdamSchefter Oh I see, the darling Bills ran it and now it’s fine.

@AdamSchefter No point considering teams realized hurts can’t throw they ball so they just have to stop Barkley

@AdamSchefter Had the eagles won the Super Bowl it would be banned. Which goes to show you everything you need to know about Roger’s motivation

@AdamSchefter The league spent two years trying to find an injury that didn’t exist just to ban a play they didn’t like the ‘aesthetics’ of.

@AdamSchefter feels like a strategic leak to make sure it *doesn’t* get banned. the nfl loves a good talking point.

@AdamSchefter All the complaints and it’s still perfectly legal. League said “figure it out defensively.”

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NFL exec had revealed plans to discuss “tush push” ban during 2026 offseason

Even though there are currently no proposals to ban the tush push from individual teams, it does not preclude the possibility that the topic will come up in the offseason.

During Super Bowl week, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said:

“We’re just discussing it lightly, not a lot. It’s a very difficult play to officiate from the line judges. We’ve got some work to do. We’ll revisit that particular play, and we’ll see how the membership feels about it if they want to do anything about it.”

He continued:

“That early Giants-Eagles game (in October), we made a mistake on the field that frankly changed the complexion of the game. We need to recognize those fouls, we need to call those fouls accurately on those plays where we missed it. So, we’ll revisit again. Is it something that we still want to do, or should we be tweaking it a little bit?”

One potential time it can be discussed is at the annual league owners’ meeting, which will take place from March 29 to April 1.