Patriots' tush push vote revealed in latest report from spring meeting
Patriots' tush push vote revealed in latest report from spring meeting
The tush push is alive and well after all 32 teams voted on the Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the play most often associated with the Philadelphia Eagles.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Packers failed to get the 24 votes needed to win their proposal. The final vote was reportedly 22-10 in favor of keeping the tush push in the NFL. Per Schefter, the Patriots were one of the teams that voted in support of the Eagles.
The other confirmed teams that voted to keep the tush push play alive were the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets and Detroit Lions.
According to ESPN analytics, the Eagles and Buffalo Bills have the most push sneak plays since 2022.
That means the Patriots still agreed to keep it in despite the possibility of them facing it against the AFC East rival Bills in the two games they play every year. Banning it might have been a slippery slope that could have led to other issues.
Why stop with the tush push? What's stopping other plays from being banned that certain teams are good at implementing?
At the end of the day, opposing defenses need to step up and stop the Eagles if they really have a problem with the play.
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