Tushes will be pushed in 2025, folks. On Wednesday, NFL owners voted on the fate of the "Tush Push," the sneak play the Philadelphia Eagles popularized which basically involves the entire offensive line shoving quarterback Jalen Hurts across the line to gain a first down or touchdown.
The owners voted 22-10 in favor of banning the push, but 24 votes were needed to ban it; the tush push barely lives, but it lives nonetheless!
Philadelphia's response to the ruling? Simple — a picture of Hurts lined up in Push formation, with the caption "Push On."
That wasn't all, as the team also posted a 26-minute long compliation video of... exactly what you think.
Eagles call out Packers over tush push ruling
The Green Bay Packers wanted the Tush Push banned; this whole thing started because of Green Bay, and then other teams and players jumped on board when they realized that banning the play would benefit them too, because, well, none of them can stop it.
So the Eagles posting a picture of the play happening against Green Bay is poetic for Birds fans. This also adds a little spice to the Week 10 Monday Night Football matchup between Philadelphia and Green Bay. I have a feeling Eagles coach Nick Sirianni will look for any occasion to break out the push — it might be the most talked-about QB sneak of the entire 2025 season.
Other NFL teams sided with the push
There was some solidarity with Philadelphia around the league, and history will not forget the bravery these teams showed by standing up for what is right. (I kid, mostly, but banning a play because it's too effective is egregious.)
I'm not sure if these teams voted to save the push because they want to implement it themselves or they just respect the play, but either way, the Push got just enough respect from other teams to live on for at least another year.