New York Giants were among teams who voted to ban tush push
The New York Giants were one of the 22 teams that voted to ban the play. The measure, however, fell just two votes from passing.
"The proposal was revised from one submitted for the league's Annual League Meeting earlier this spring and would have eliminated pushing or pulling a runner 'in any direction at any time,' while lifting the player to his feet also would have been banned," reported Kevin Patra of NFL.com.
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The Philadelphia Eagles, who made the play a common occurrence the past few seasons, celebrated the failure of the measure on their social media account.
The Eagles and Buffalo Bills have run the play more frequently than any of the 32 NFL teams since 2022. The Eagles have a success rate of approximately 87 percent. The league average for success is 71 percent.
The Giants have been the victim of the play countless times where quarterback Jalen Hurts keeps the snap and is propelled from behind by another player in an effort to push him across the line of scrimmage or goal line.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Giants were among teams who voted to ban tush push
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