There has been talk in NFL circles over the last two years about the possibility of the “Tush Push” — a quarterback sneak perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles — being banned for safety and/or competitive reasons.
Even Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton hinted during the offseason that the NFL might outlaw the play. Speaking at a league meeting earlier this month, however, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said reports of the league planning to ban the play are false.
“Philly does it better than everyone else. That’s a fact,” Vincent said. “You won’t want to punish anyone for doing something well.”
So the play isn’t getting banned by the NFL — at least not anytime soon. Lower levels of football are a different story.
During the ManningCast of the Seahawks-Eagles game on Monday, former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said a youth football league has banned his son’s team from running the “Tush Push” at the seventh-grade level.
“We were told after that play, the ref’s like, ‘Hey, you can’t do that,'” Manning said. “I’m like, ‘The Eagles do it in the NFL,’ he’s like, ‘This is not the NFL.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, I thought seventh grade AYL Colorado Youth Football was the NFL.’ I was confused, but that was the last time we did it. They banned it in our league.”
Manning coaches the seventh-grade Cherry Creek Bruins team that his son, Marshall, quarterbacks. He won’t get to call the “Tush Push” play for his son anymore, but Peyton clearly enjoys watching it in the NFL.
The Tush Push has officially been banned in Peyton’s son Marshall’s 7th grade football league 😂 pic.twitter.com/1jFfmW61FG
— Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) December 19, 2023
Drink everytime Peyton and Eli say Tush Push #ManningCast
— Mℯg (@megasawr) December 19, 2023
If you take a drink every time Peyton Manning says “tush push” on ManningCast, you’ll be too drunk to care about this game
— Marielle ⚓️ (@marielle922) December 19, 2023
The Manning cast is where it's at this evening. Peyton's tush push breakdown is hilarious 😂.
— Daddy Shark (@brihunt28) October 3, 2023
"Yes! Tush Push FOR SURE!" – Peyton Manning
— Phil E. Phanatic (@Phil_E_Phanatic) November 21, 2023
Payton manning saying that he’s called the tush push in his sons 7th grade football league is actually funny
— Kenny Powers Official (@Pints4Sale) December 19, 2023
i cant be the only one who laughed their ass off that Peyton coached a kids league team to do the tush push pic.twitter.com/67GDtr0mxI
— Brendan (@bchells22) December 19, 2023
Peyton teaching his kids middle school football team the tush push 🤣 💀
— NicNic (@NicNic45832) December 19, 2023
Lmao
Peyton Manning coached his 7th-grade Colorado youth team to do the tush push and they told him the play's illegal at that level! 😂
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) December 19, 2023
Peyton Manning on the ManningCast talking about how his son's seventh-grade Arapahoe Youth League football team ran the Brotherly Shove and then got told they couldn't run it anymore.
Imagine being the ref that had to tell Peyton that 😂
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) December 19, 2023
Manning previously coached Marshall’s flag football team, and he worked with his nephew, Arch, when he was in high school. Marshall, 12, and Arch, 18, will aim to continue the Manning family tradition at quarterback.
