The New England Patriots, like every team, cast their vote on the "tush push." The play has become a staple of the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts in the past few seasons.
The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal to ban the tush push play and similar plays during the Annual League Meeting earlier this spring. However, a vote on the proposal was tabled until today. The league's owners voted 22-10 in favor of keeping the play legal. The Patriots were among the teams that supported keeping the play legal, according to the Athletic's Dianna Russini.
The proposal needed 24 of 32 NFL owners to vote in favor of it in order for it to be passed. Ultimately, it fell two votes shy of being passed, meaning the tush push stays alive. While other teams also run similar plays and different variations of it, the Eagles are the team that has popularized and mastered it.
The Patriots have seen versions of the tush push, but the Eagles' NFC opponents are likely the teams that voted to pass the Packers' proposal. Since Jalen Hurts became the starter for the Eagles, the Patriots have seen the Eagles once in the regular season. The Patriots lost that game 25-20 at home in 2023.
Russini also revealed that the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets also supported the Eagles' stance on keeping the tush push. While the Packers were the team that proposed that the play be banned, 21 other teams seemingly agreed with them.
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The Eagles posted a picture on social media following the vote. It was a picture of the Eagles running the tush push against the Packers, captioned "Push On." They also posted a montage of the tush push on YouTube.