The tush push lives to see another season, as the push to ban the innovative quarterback sneak made popular by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles fell two votes short of the 75% (24 of 32) necessary for a rule change.
Those opposing the play have cited a variety of reasons for their decisions, from somewhat nebulous claims about it being more dangerous than the average NFL play to the assertion that the rugby-style scrum is "not football." Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones can be an open book on topics like this and on Wednesday, after joining 21 of his fellow owners to vote in favor of banning the play, he admitted that for him, it may have come down to taking a weapon away from his division rivals.
