Green Bay Packers suggested a rule change that would effectively ban the legendary Tubskub in the NFL, and CEO Mark Murphy expressed optimism that the rule would pass.
Turh Push Push Ban was the lecture on the NFL’s annual meeting, but owners made the discussion about whether to ban it until May. Packers’ proposal would “ban an offensive player from pushing a teammate who had been set up directly behind the snapper and receiving snaps immediately at snap.” Essentially, Tush -push would be banned because of this.
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Powering of Green Bay Packer’s President Mark Murphy is honored for his service during the break of their game on Monday, December 23, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imag images)
Murphy expressed optimism that the proposal would be adopted.
“I think it ended up in a good place,” Murphy said via Pro Football Talk. “We Ended Up Tabling It, But We Had A Really Good Discussion, Talked A Little Bit About Our Safety Concerns Regarding The Play, Just Kind of the Style Of The Play, But Good Interaction with the League and So It’ll Be Table and Then What We’re Going To Do Is It’l be Voted On In The May May Meting, and So We’re Going to Go – In 2005, The League Did Away With The Rule That You CouldN’T Push Runners, And So We’re Going To Go Back and See The Language That We Had In 2004, and I’m Optimistic.
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Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts, No. 1, prepares tush -push during the game between Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons on September 15, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“I think there are enough people who look at it and say it’s really not good for the game, it’s more a rugby game than a football game, just kind of go back to what used to be the rule.”
Rich McKay, chairman of the NFL competition committee, said earlier this month that the problems go beyond security because there is not enough data to say if it is a dangerous game. The league has said no damage has been reported over Tush -push.
Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts, No. 1, scores a touchdown on a tush push under the Super Bowl Lix between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on February 9, 2025 at Superdome in New Orleans. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
It takes 24 votes to approve rule changes.
