A.J. Brown was among the members of the Philadelphia Eagles minimizing the importance of the tush push ahead of Wednesday’s vote to determine the future legality of the play.
“I don’t have any thoughts on it,” Brown said Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Tim McManus. “It’s only one yard.”
The Green Bay Packers’ initial proposal to ban the tush push cited player safety plus competitiveness issues and was submitted in February, though a vote was tabled until May.
The proposal was recently revised, with the Packers now asking to outlaw the pushing or pulling of any ball carrier in “any direction at any time.” Players would also be penalized for lifting a runner to his feet. The initial proposal sought to “prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”
Left tackle Jordan Mailata is confident his team will continue to be successful in short-yardage situations regardless of the outcome of Wednesday’s vote.
“I guess we’ll just do it with no push,” he said.
The initial vote was reportedly split before being tabled, with 16 owners in favor and 16 opposed. The NFL requires 24 of 32 owners to vote in favor of a proposal before implementing it.
The tush push, which Philly uses with a ton of success, involves the football being snapped to the quarterback, who is then immediately pushed from behind by teammates.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie argued against the injury risk aspect of the play, saying in April that “it’s hard to make rules on could-bes and should-bes.”
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