Eagles star to teams who wanted to ban tush push
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NFL owners voted against banning the play, but Andrew Perloff writes that Philly’s reaction is only going to make Roger Goodell do everything in his power to change the rule next year.
Saquon Barkley doesn’t love that he lost more than 10 touchdowns in 2024 due to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ use of the controversial Tush Push. But Barkley also had strong words for critics of the play in the week that the play was revived in a vote at the NFL spring meetings this week.
Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have had to watch the Philadelphia Eagles win multiple Super Bowls in recent years.
The Eagles have essentially perfected the play, leading to a significantly higher success rate with the Tush Push (87%) compared to the league average (71%). With 124 attempts since 2022, they have run the play more often than any other team, leading to 33 touchdowns and 106 first downs.
To celebrate the Tush Push living on the Philadelphia Eagles released a 26-minute video on YouTube of successful short-yardage plays
A vote to ban the tush push from competition in the NFL failed and ESPN's Booger McFarland weighed in on why he supports the play.
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Sportsnaut on MSNReport: Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie blasts Roger Goodell during heated tush push meetingDuring an intense owners meeting over the fate of the Philadelphia Eagles’ highly successful tush push play, owner Jeffrey Lurie