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Liam McKeone

Packers President Explains Why He's 'Optimistic' NFL Owners Will Ban Tush Push

Mark Murphy has been a driving force behind the tush push ban | Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

There was much controversy and discussion surrounding a possible ban of the "tush push" play the Philadelphia Eagles made famous during the annual owners meetings in March. However, nothing ended up happening. The 32 representatives from the NFL teams decided to delay the vote to ban the play until May and presumably spend the subsequent time doing more research on the play's legality and potential injury risk.

If you thought that meant you were free of seeing tush push content, think again! Last week, Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy discussed the situation as one of the biggest proponents of banning the play entirely. He explained that he's "optimistic" NFL owners will see the light and vote to ban. Remarkably Murphy also managed to reference Bart Starr in the Ice Bowl yet again after doing so in his initial arguments against the tush push.

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