The Green Bay Packers are heading into a third straight season with Jordan Love under center. The first two seasons resulted in playoff berths, but early exits. It was clear, however, that Green Bay was a few pieces away from competing for a championship.
Going into this season, Green Bay could be leading the charge for a massive change.
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According to the Athletics’ Dianna Russini:
Nothing is set in stone yet.
But the sense I get from around the league is that momentum around banning the tush push is growing.
Here is a video of her talking about it:
“I know we’ve talked about it here on the show, where I said, I didn’t think that this would probably be the year where I could see change. I feel like it’s getting more momentum in terms of those opposed to it than I’ve ever heard before. Usually, it’s like everyone’s like, nah, nah, nah. There’s like those one or two people that sit on it that are against it, but it’s catching fire.
“But there was only one team that brought it up. It was the Packers. Now, all of a sudden, everyone wants to ban it because they can’t stop it.”
There have been mixed opinions among coaches around the NFL about whether or not to ban the tush push since the rule was proposed.
At the combine, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said he would find it hard to make a play illegal because it is successful, but it would be different if there was a safety concern:
On the other side of the equation, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said he supports banning the tush push because there’s “just no other play in our game where you can absolutely get behind somebody and push them.”
Since implementing the tush push as a component of their offense, the Eagles actually had their lowest success rate on it during the 2024 season at 81.3 percent. They were over 90 percent in 2022 and 83 percent in 2023.
All of the proposed rule changes require 75 percent approval from the 32 NFL team owners to be passed (24 votes). The vote will take place as part of the annual league meetings being held from March 30-April 2 in Palm Beach, Florida.
