NFL owners vote to keep 'tush push,' per reports

The 'tush push,' a quarterback-sneak play popularized by the Eagles remains legal after a vote to ban it did not garner enough votes from owners at the league's spring meetings

In recent seasons, the "tush push" had become the NFL's most unstoppable play. On Wednesday, it even overpowered the group thought to be strong enough to finally stop it — NFL team owners. 

The quarterback-sneak play popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles remains legal after a vote to ban it did not get enough votes from owners at the league's spring meetings, held in Minnesota. Twenty-four of the league's 32 teams would have needed to vote to enact the ban. It was two votes short, per ESPN and NFL Network.

The Eagles responded immediately afterward with a two-word post on X: "Push On."

Though widely adopted, the play was most associated with, and used best by, its originator, the Eagles, who began trying variations of the sneak in 2021 during coach Nick Sirianni’s first season. In 2022, they debuted a version in which two or more players stationed behind quarterback Jalen Hurts pushed him forward, aiding his momentum. 

It played to the Eagles’ strengths — namely, one of the NFL’s best offensive lines and strongest quarterbacks — and helped them convert on reportedly 90% of short-yardage opportunities. It was a staple of their run to last season’s Super Bowl title and even drew an endorsement from President Donald Trump, who said during Philadelphia's celebratory visit to the White House that he hoped the league would keep the play.