A vote on the future of the tush push was tabled at last month's owners meetings, with debate over the Philadelphia Eagles' highly effective quarterback sneak variation reportedly getting heated. But that delay did not kill the Green Bay Packers' proposed ban; in fact, a revised version of the proposal would impact more plays than just the under-center sneak.
The Packers' proposal called for a ban on players pushing teammates who are lined up under center and receive the snap immediately after the snap occurs. That phrasing clearly put the Eagles' play in the crosshairs. The updated verbiage, however, would ban any offensive players pushing their ball-carrying teammates anywhere on the field, according to a new report by Mark Maske of The Washington Post. This includes situations like offensive linemen pushing a downfield pile forward, according to the report.
