The movement to ban the tush push almost succeeded but the short-yardage play will live on for at least another season as earlier Wednesday NFL owners opted to keep it legal in an incredibly tight vote. The measure to eradicate it from the goal-line and yard-to-gain situations needed 24 votes but could only muster 22. One of the more intriguing storylines of this offseason now has a resolution and there's nothing to do now but celebrate a victory for common sense or lament the sneak's staying power.
Votes were cast after Jason Kelce joined a group defending the practice and Colin Cowherd believes that the former center's words may have provided a decisive swing.
