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Eagles’ Owner Jeffrey Lurie Had the Strangest Way of Explaining Tush Push Success

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Philadelphia Eagles got their first win of the 2025 NFL season a few months early, as the league’s owners failed to pass a measure that would ban the team’s iconic tush push.

The vote on Wednesday was close, and momentum heading into the week had felt like the ban was on pace to pass. But apparently the Eagles made a strong case for themselves, with owner Jeffrey Lurie and former center Jason Kelce both speaking in defense of the play, and were able to whip the necessary votes to prevent the ban from becoming law. The measure needed 24 votes to pass, but received 22.

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