This week, the NFL's competition committee will vote on whether to ban the famous (infamous?) Tush Push play popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles.
On one side of the aisle, people who want to keep the play around, like our Mike Sykes, believe that this new charge for a ban is borne of a loser mentality. Meanwhile, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is counting on at least three other key organizational votes for the Tush Push because they all have ex-Eagles disciplines as their own head coaches.
On the other side, people like Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst are citing safety concerns for players about the Tush Push remaining legal. That appears to be the common, rehearsed talking point as the motion for a ban gains significant momentum in the background.
As an opponent of the play myself, I'll tell you this: This reasoning is flat-out gibberish.
If NFL teams were really concerned about player safety over the Tush Push, the league wouldn't be making a reported push to add an unthinkable 18th game to the regular season during this very same week. In fact, in a sane and rational world where people didn't have to lie through their teeth for brazen politicking, it wouldn't even be a discussion.
Unfortunately, that is not the world we live in, and especially not when it comes to the NFL. But what else is new?
Brian Gutekunst says he didn’t have much to do with drafting #Packers proposal to ban Tush Push, but he is “very much in support of it.” Gutekunst cites medical concerns regarding need to outlaw the play.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) March 31, 2025
His full comments on the proposal to ban: pic.twitter.com/ZIfYMscwhU
Do you want to know why I personally don't like the Tush Push and want it banned? I think it sucks. I think it sucks to watch and I don't think it's a real football play. Plain and simple. I'm not going to pretend it's for any other contrived reason. I hate the Tush Push and want it legislated out of the game forever as a result. Nothing else. Full stop.
People like Gutekunst and Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott, among others, can't say this kind of thing in public. Well, if they want it banned, at least. Because they know their motion ...
