It was announced this morning, after a 22-10 vote by the NFL owners, that the “tush push” is alive and not going anywhere anytime soon. The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal in February to ban the near-unstoppable play, citing player safety and competitiveness.
The Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and the New York Jets were among the teams that voted against the ban.
Eagles legend Jason Kelce flew into Minnesota to shut down rumors that the tush push was unsafe. He addressed claims that he decided to retire due to frequent injuries from the play. Kelce made the trip to answer any questions and put those rumors to rest.
He spoke about the vote on his New Heights podcast.
“There were some things said at the last owners’ meeting—some of the owners and coaches hinted that the reason I stopped playing was because of the tush push, and that I got hurt on the tush push frequently,” Kelce said. “I’m just going to answer any questions people have about my participation in this play. I don’t care whether it gets banned or not.
At the end of the day, this is why you vote on things, and if they vote to ban the tush push, the Eagles are still going to run a quarterback sneak at a very high percentage. I’m just going to offer—if anybody has any questions about the tush push, or whether I retired because of the tush push—I’ll tell you: I’ll come out of retirement today if you tell me, ‘All you gotta do is run 80 tush pushes to play in the NFL.’ I’ll do that gladly. It’ll be the easiest job in the world.”
After the announcement, the Philadelphia Eagles took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to celebrate the vote—see their reaction below.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 21, 2025
