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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Eagles rival doubles down after previous statements about the Tush Push
Eagles rival doubles down after previous statements about the Tush Push Weeks after trash-talking the Eagles over the Tush Push, Frankie Luvu doubles down on his assertion that the play should be banned 'Cheapo'... That's how Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu described the Philadelphia Eagles' tush push. Months after one of the most bizarre and embarrassing sequences of the youngster's career, he was still angry and throwing darts during an appearance on NFL Network's Good Morning Football. "My personal opinion? I think they should ban it, but I know the argument's going to be about, 'Hey, you guys have to stop it. Don't get us in short yardage,' and whatnot, but it's kind of like a cheapo play... That's pretty much a scrum in rugby." Don't take anyone else's word for it. Take a look and listen for yourself. For those who may be unaware, Frankie's theory stems from the fourth quarter of the most recent NFC Championship Game, one where he was penalized on three consecutive snaps during a goal-to-go situation. Philadelphia lined up for the Brotherly Shove. Luvu attempted to guess the snap count. He was wrong... Three times... That led to one of the greatest (and most unexpected) calls in NFL history. Referee Shawn Hochuli finally issued his stark warning. "Washington has been advised that, at some point, the referee can award a score if this type of behavior happens again." Luvu chilled, Philadelphia scored on the next play, and stretched their lead to 41-23 with just over 12 minutes remaining. Four months have passed. It appears that Frankie is still angry. Frankie Luvu doubles down on his complaints of the Eagles' tush push. As we turn the calendar from May to June, much has changed since Philadelphia throttled the Commanders in the most recent NFC Championship Game. The league tried to ban the Eagles' infamous play. The Birds found nine allies to vote with them, and that ensured the tush push is still a legal play for the 2025 NFL season. Roger Goodell sounds salty, stating, "We'll see how it plays out this season.' Luvu has also doubled down, as he was still answering questions about this when the Commanders began OTAs. "I said what I said... You all caught that, right? It's easy to see what he meant. For now, the conversation doesn't seem like it's ending. Philadelphia sees its secret weapon as legalized aggression and flawless execution. Luvu and others know a rugby scrum and refuse to give the Eagles credit for mastering a legal play. There's one way to settle this: when Philadelphia and Washington renew unpleasantries on the gridiron. Mark those calendars. They meet in Week 16 and Week 18. Dates and times of those games have yet to be determined. One thing is sure. There isn't a Birds fan walking who won't be paying attention.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Commanders' Frankie Luvu on Eagles' tush push: 'We just got to stop it'
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was the talk of the NFL during January's NFC championship game. In an effort to stop the Eagles' famous "tush push," Luvu attempted to time Philadelphia's snap count, which led to him jumping over the line of scrimmage multiple times, drawing multiple penalties — and a warning. Unsurprisingly, when the NFL considered banning the tush push, everyone wanted Luvu's reaction. Advertisement "Man, uh (pause), my personal opinion? I think they should ban it," Luvu said earlier this month during an episode of Good Morning Football. "I know the argument is going to be you guys have to stop it. I think they should ban it. It's a cheat code pretty much a scrum in rugby.' Here's the entire sequence from January's game between the Commanders and Eagles. While there was plenty of momentum to ban the play, the Eagles won, with enough teams siding with them. However, NFL teams could revisit the issue next year. So, with the Eagles allowed to use the tush push again in 2025, what does Luvu think? Advertisement "Uh...I'm just going to stand on, man, we just got to stop it," Luvu told reporters at the Commanders' OTAs this week. "I said what I said, but I just feel like at this point, tush push, whatever, we just gotta stop it. I'm gonna stick to that." What was Luvu supposed to say? Deep down, do you think he cares if the tush push is banned? His mentality is like Dan Quinn's: you must stop it, and every other team faces the same problem. Eagles' fans made Luvu an ultimate villain only because he jumped offsides multiple times to stop the play. Luvu is okay with being the villain. Besides, Philadelphia fans hate almost everyone. Can you imagine the reception Luvu will receive when the Commanders head to Philadelphia at the end of next season? It should be fun. This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders' LB Frankie Luvu understands they must stop the tush push
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
As tush push sides make their cases before NFL team owners vote on Eagles' play, one rival called it 'a cheapo play'
The topic of the "tush push" is a divisive one. The controversial goal-line play made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles and utilized by the Buffalo Bills is back on the agenda at NFL team owners meetings this week, where a vote could effectively ban it. Both sides are making their cases in anticipation of the vote. Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini, Eagles officials are making calls around the league to make the case that the play should not be banned. One division rival of the the Eagles, meanwhile, is calling it a "cheapo play." Perhaps the reason for the ban proposal is it appears to simply be that that play is almost impossible to stop. Washington Commanders linebacker Franki Luvu notably demonstrated the difficulty in attempting to stop it in a playoff loss to the Eagles when he drew multiple penalties for jumping early over the line of scrimmage with the Eagles in "tush push" formation. Luvu candidly discussed Monday why "I think they should ban it" during an interview with NFL Network. 'I think they should ban it.'-Commanders linebacker and Tush Push legend Frankie Luvu — Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) May 19, 2025 'But I know the argument's going to be about like, 'Hey, you guys have to stop it," Luvu said. "Don't get us in short yardage, and what not. I mean, it's kind of like a cheapo play. ... "It's pretty much a scrum in rugby. That's how I kind of look at it. And we've got to have a scrum, too, on the other side. And the scrum is, we have a cadence where we all go at once. It's not like you hard count and this and that, where now you're getting us — or myself — jumping over the pile thinking that you're going to snap the ball. That's just my own personal opinion, and I'm going to leave it at that.' There weren't enough votes in April to ban the tush push. Will that change this week as owners vote behind closed doors? The play has already been on the agenda once and was given a reprieve. Franchise owners opted to table the topic during spring meetings in April following a charged debate. They will meet again in Minneapolis starting Tuesday and are expected take up the subject again. Any rule change will require 24 of the 32 club owners to vote in support of it. The tush push involves multiple players lining up behind a ball carrier and pushing him forward toward a line of gain in short-yardage situations. The Super Bowl champion Eagles have repeatedly and effectively utilized it for multiple seasons to push quarterback Jalen Hurt over the goal line with defenses nearly helpless to stop it. The Bills have also adopted the play to take advantage of the size and strength of quarterback Josh Allen near the goal line. They've both done so with great success. Per ESPN research, Philadelphia and Buffalo have utilized the play more than the other 30 teams combined in the past three years to an 87% success rate in terms of converting either a touchdown or a first down. Some teams — most notably the Green Bay Packers — don't think this is fair. The Packers proposed the rule change that would prohibit "an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap." The cited reason for the proposal? "Player safety; pace of play." There's no data to support that player safety is further risked by the tush push, a point that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made in April while simultaneously suggesting — without data — that the tush push does offer an increased risk of injury. 'We have very little data from it, but beyond data, there's also the mechanism of injury that we study … that leads us to show the risk involved in a particular play or particular tackle,' Goodell said on April 2. 'There are a lot of plays where you see someone pulling or pushing somebody that are not in the tush push formation that I think do have an increased risk of injury.'
Fox News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Commanders' Frankie Luvu chimes in on 'cheapo' push as NFL team owners weigh ban
The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push when they meet. Club owners are scheduled to hold meetings later this week in Minnesota. Last month, owners tabled the vote on a proposal to ban the play that became the Philadelphia Eagles' calling card over the past couple of seasons. Following April's annual meetings in Florida, ESPN reported that the vote on the infamous play was an even split. Sixteen votes in favor of keeping the tush push and 16 votes for banning it would leave the proposal to outlaw the play eight votes short of passing. Per NFL policy, a proposal requires 24 votes to pass. "My personal opinion? I think they should ban it," Luvu told NFL Network. "But I know the argument's going to be about, 'Hey, you guys have to stop it. Don't get us in short yardage,' and whatnot." Luvu then suggested the tush push was a cheap play and compared it to a rugby scrum. "But it's kind of like a cheapo play. ... That's pretty much a scrum in rugby. That's how I kind of look at it. And we've got to have a scrum, too, on the other side. And the scrum is, we have a cadence where we all go at once. It's not like you hard count and this and that, where now you're getting us — or myself — jumping over the pile thinking that you're going to snap the ball. That's just my own personal opinion, and I'm going to leave it at that." Luvu, who plays linebacker for the Commanders, was flagged on three consecutive snaps late in January's NFC Championship game. He jumped over the line of scrimmage while the Eagles were lined up near the goal line for their signature tush push. The third penalty prompted one of the game's referees to announce, "Washington has been advised that at some point the referee can award a score if this type of behavior happens again." The Eagles defeated the Commanders in the NFC title game and advanced to Super Bowl LIX. Philadelphia's dominant performance in the game ended the Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of winning three consecutive championships. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Fox News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Commanders' Frankie Luvu chimes in 'cheapo' push as NFL team owners weigh ban
The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push when they meet. Club owners are scheduled to hold meetings later this week in Minnesota. Last month, owners tabled the vote on a proposal to ban the play that became the Philadelphia Eagles' calling card over the past couple of seasons. Following April's annual meetings in Florida, ESPN reported that the vote on the infamous play was an even split. Sixteen votes in favor of keeping the tush push and 16 votes for banning it would leave the proposal to outlaw the play eight votes short of passing. Per NFL policy, a proposal requires 24 votes to pass. "My personal opinion? I think they should ban it," Luvu told NFL Network. "But I know the argument's going to be about, 'Hey, you guys have to stop it. Don't get us in short yardage,' and whatnot." Luvu then suggested the tush push was a cheap play and compared it to a rugby scrum. "But it's kind of like a cheapo play. ... That's pretty much a scrum in rugby. That's how I kind of look at it. And we've got to have a scrum, too, on the other side. And the scrum is, we have a cadence where we all go at once. It's not like you hard count and this and that, where now you're getting us — or myself — jumping over the pile thinking that you're going to snap the ball. That's just my own personal opinion, and I'm going to leave it at that." Luvu, who plays linebacker for the Commanders, was flagged on three consecutive snaps late in January's NFC Championship game. He jumped over the line of scrimmage while the Eagles were lined up near the goal line for their signature tush push. The third penalty prompted one of the game's referees to announce, "Washington has been advised that at some point the referee can award a score if this type of behavior happens again." The Eagles defeated the Commanders in the NFC title game and advanced to Super Bowl LIX. Philadelphia's dominant performance in the game ended the Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of winning three consecutive championships. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
