Roger Goodell and Clete Blakeman (Photos by Imagn Images)
NFL fans who want the practically unstoppable tush push play banned might get their wish in the not-so-distant future.
The Philadelphia Eagles have successfully run the tush push play for quarterback Jalen Hurts, a trend that started during the 2022 season. The play, which has been copied by other NFL teams, consists of one or two players “pushing” the quarterback forward during a QB sneak.
If executed correctly (and it’s pretty hard to mess up), the play is borderline unstoppable. In 2022 alone, the Eagles were successful on 92.6 percent of the tush push attempts.
Per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, Fox NFL rules analyst and former Vice President of Officiating Mike Pereira believes that the league could look at banning the play after what transpired in the Eagles-Washington Commanders NFC Championship Game:
“I think it will be a conversation…I think with the ugliness of that, they’ll take a further look at it…To think that any play in a game led to what a referee could do, which is actually award a score without a play.
I mean when you get to that — called a ‘palpably unfair act,’ which I’d been waiting for 15 years to say on air. I was so excited. I almost spit it out right away. But I think with the ugliness of that, they’ll take a further look at it. But again, it’s going to evolve around injury data. If there’s been injuries from it, there is a chance that it could get (eliminated).
I think it’ll continue being looked at, (and) maybe at somewhere down the road making a change.”
.@JalenHurts really stuck out his tongue before the Tush Push 😂😜 pic.twitter.com/2KVQ27Bsy2
— NFL (@NFL) December 18, 2024
With 13 minutes left in the NFC Championship Game, the Commanders committed three encroachment penalties in a row with the Eagles lining up for a tush push. After the third foul, head official Shawn Hochuli announced that the Commanders were warned that the Eagles could be awarded a touchdown “if this type of behavior happens again” (the palpably unfair act rule).
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Super Bowl 59 is just two days away, and you can bet the Eagles will run the tush push on multiple occasions as they look to avenge the heartbreaking loss against Kansas City in SB 57.
Fans Will Be Thrilled If NFL Bans The “Tush Push”
The only fans who would oppose the tush push ban would be Eagles supporters. Then again, the regular quarterback sneak is awfully difficult to stop on its own.
It’s frustrating for opposing defenses when you know the odds of getting a stop on a tush push are below 10 percent. So yes, most fans would surely be thrilled if the league wound up banning it.
REPORT: President Donald Trump Is Bringing Two Special Guests With Him To Super Bowl 59
Donald Trump, Chiefs and Eagles helmets with Lombardi Trophy (Photos by Getty Images)
President Donald Trump is reportedly bringing two notable guests to watch Super Bowl 59 with him at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Donald Trump will attend Super Bowl 59 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. This marks an interesting piece of history, as Trump will become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl.
According to the New York Post, Trump’s guests for Super Bowl 59 include Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
Trump attended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 7 home game against the New York Jets at Acrisure Stadium back in October before he defeated Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Doocy: Who’s going to win The Super Bowl?
Trump: I don’t want to say but there’s a certain quarterback that seems to be a pretty good winner pic.twitter.com/8yv4NFsEBQ
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 4, 2025
Donald Trump has many connections to the NFL, including strong friendships with Tom Brady, Brett Favre and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Trump has received donations for his presidential runs from several NFL owners, including Kraft, Jerry Jones, Shad Khan, Woody Johnson, the Glazer family, Dean Spanos and Jimmy Haslam.
The 78-year-old Trump also made an effort to purchase the Buffalo Bills following the passing of Ralph Wilson in 2014, but the AFC East club wound up being sold to Terry and Kim Pegula.
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Super Bowl 59 will kick off at 6:30 p.m. EST. Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show, and SZA has been confirmed as a special guest.
Donald Trump Wraps Up Third Week Of Second Term
Trump’s busy third week in his second presidential term will conclude with a special seat at the Super Bowl, which will feature two star-studded teams. He can’t ask for much better.
By defeating Harris in the 2024 election, Trump joined Grover Cleveland on the exclusive list of American presidents to serve non-consecutive terms. Cleveland was in the White House from 1885 to 1889 before losing to Benjamin Harrison in the 1988 election.
However, Cleveland went on to defeat Harrison in the 1892 election to reclaim his seat.
