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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Teams should prepare for tush push with live reps
Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' On the latest edition of Birds Huddle, the crew looks at the comments made from the NFL Commissioner and the NFL Competition Committee Chairman after the NFL owners voted to KEEP the "Tush Push".Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia 1:36 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
29-05-2025
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NFL owners vote down Packers' proposal to ban the "tush push"
Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' On the latest edition of Birds Huddle, the crew looks at the comments made from the NFL Commissioner and the NFL Competition Committee Chairman after the NFL owners voted to KEEP the "Tush Push".Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia 1:36 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Associated Press
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying the kickoff rule, expanding replay assist, revising overtime rules, along with other changes. Postponing the tush push vote means the debate will continue while teams gather more information. Proponents of the play and those who oppose it presented strong arguments while the league's medical experts expressed safety concerns. NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay stressed the issues surrounding the play extend beyond safety because there's not enough data to indicate it's dangerous. The league already has said no injuries have been reported on a tush push. 'There are definitely some people that have health and safety concerns, but there's just as many people that have football concerns,' McKay said. 'So I wouldn't say it was because of one particular health and safety video or discussion. It was much more about the play, the aesthetics of the play, is it part of what football has been traditionally, or is it more of a rugby play? All those types of discussions. Health and safety is still there because of potential but I wouldn't go beyond that.' The league prohibited pushing or pulling a player before a rule change in 2004. McKay said the Packers asked to pull the proposal so they could reintroduce the previous language, study it, and bring it up for discussion for a vote at the May meetings. It takes 24 of 32 votes to approve rule changes. 'It went to many different directions beyond health and safety,' McKay said of the 30 to 40-minute conversation. 'Just the traditional-ness of the play, the idea that you could push another player, the idea that we prohibit pushing on the defense but we don't prohibit it on the offense. It went in all those directions.' As for changes that did pass, regular-season overtime rules now will match those in the playoffs and both teams will have a chance to get a possession even if the offense scores a touchdown on the opening drive. The proposal was amended to make overtime 10 minutes, not 15 minutes. Owners also approved a proposal from the NFL Competition Committee to allow replay assist to consult on-field officials to overrule objective calls such as facemask penalties, whether there was forcible contact to the head or neck area, horse-collar tackles or tripping if there was 'clear and obvious' evidence that a foul didn't occur. Replay also would be able to overturn a roughing-the-kicker or running-into-the-kicker penalty if video showed the defender made contact with the ball. Replay assist could wipe out a foul only if it was incorrectly called, but it will not be used to throw a flag if a penalty wasn't called. The dynamic kickoff rule becomes permanent, with touchbacks moving to the 35-yard line instead of the 30. Pittsburgh's proposal to allow teams to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective unrestricted free agents during the two-day negotiation period was approved. Teams now can make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms. Also, owners approved a rule to permit clubs to prepare kicking footballs ('K-Balls') before game day, similar to the process permitted for game footballs. Detroit's proposal for playoff seeding to be based on winning percentage was also tabled for May. The proposal to stop automatic first downs from being awarded on defensive holding and illegal contact penalties didn't pass. Philadelphia's version of the quarterback sneak sparked the most intense discussions. Bills coach Sean McDermott was among those leading the push to get rid of it, even though Buffalo used it more than any team other than the Eagles. 'I feel where I'm most concerned is, even though there is not significant data out there to this point, my biggest concern is the health and safety of the players, first and foremost,' McDermott said Monday. 'It's two things. It's force, added force, No. 1, and then the posture of the players, being asked to execute that type of play, that's where my concern comes in. ... I'm not a doctor. I'm not going to get too deep into that situation there, in terms of how much data, how much sample. I don't think that's really always the best way to go. There is other data out there that suggests when you're in a posture like we're talking about, that can lead to serious injury. I think being responsible and proactive in that regard is the right way to go.' The Eagles began using the play in short-yardage situations in 2022. Two or three players line up behind quarterback Jalen Hurts and push him forward. Several other teams including the Bills began using it, but no team has matched Philadelphia's success rate. 'Tough play to stop but then you're listening to that and the medical side and you probably could go either way with it,' said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, whose team lost 40-22 to the Eagles in the Super Bowl. 'But I would say if it's putting a player in a bad position, then you probably have to do something about it. But if it's not, it's a heck of a play.' ___
Fox Sports
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying the kickoff rule, expanding replay assist, revising overtime rules, along with other changes. Postponing the tush push vote means the debate will continue while teams gather more information. Proponents of the play and those who oppose it presented strong arguments while the league's medical experts expressed safety concerns. NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay stressed the issues surrounding the play extend beyond safety because there's not enough data to indicate it's dangerous. The league already has said no injuries have been reported on a tush push. 'There are definitely some people that have health and safety concerns, but there's just as many people that have football concerns,' McKay said. 'So I wouldn't say it was because of one particular health and safety video or discussion. It was much more about the play, the aesthetics of the play, is it part of what football has been traditionally, or is it more of a rugby play? All those types of discussions. Health and safety is still there because of potential but I wouldn't go beyond that.' The league prohibited pushing or pulling a player before a rule change in 2004. McKay said the Packers asked to pull the proposal so they could reintroduce the previous language, study it, and bring it up for discussion for a vote at the May meetings. It takes 24 of 32 votes to approve rule changes. 'It went to many different directions beyond health and safety,' McKay said of the 30 to 40-minute conversation. 'Just the traditional-ness of the play, the idea that you could push another player, the idea that we prohibit pushing on the defense but we don't prohibit it on the offense. It went in all those directions.' As for changes that did pass, regular-season overtime rules now will match those in the playoffs and both teams will have a chance to get a possession even if the offense scores a touchdown on the opening drive. The proposal was amended to make overtime 10 minutes, not 15 minutes. Owners also approved a proposal from the NFL Competition Committee to allow replay assist to consult on-field officials to overrule objective calls such as facemask penalties, whether there was forcible contact to the head or neck area, horse-collar tackles or tripping if there was 'clear and obvious' evidence that a foul didn't occur. Replay also would be able to overturn a roughing-the-kicker or running-into-the-kicker penalty if video showed the defender made contact with the ball. Replay assist could wipe out a foul only if it was incorrectly called, but it will not be used to throw a flag if a penalty wasn't called. The dynamic kickoff rule becomes permanent, with touchbacks moving to the 35-yard line instead of the 30. Pittsburgh's proposal to allow teams to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective unrestricted free agents during the two-day negotiation period was approved. Teams now can make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms. Also, owners approved a rule to permit clubs to prepare kicking footballs ('K-Balls') before game day, similar to the process permitted for game footballs. Detroit's proposal for playoff seeding to be based on winning percentage was also tabled for May. The proposal to stop automatic first downs from being awarded on defensive holding and illegal contact penalties didn't pass. Philadelphia's version of the quarterback sneak sparked the most intense discussions. Bills coach Sean McDermott was among those leading the push to get rid of it, even though Buffalo used it more than any team other than the Eagles. 'I feel where I'm most concerned is, even though there is not significant data out there to this point, my biggest concern is the health and safety of the players, first and foremost,' McDermott said Monday. 'It's two things. It's force, added force, No. 1, and then the posture of the players, being asked to execute that type of play, that's where my concern comes in. ... I'm not a doctor. I'm not going to get too deep into that situation there, in terms of how much data, how much sample. I don't think that's really always the best way to go. There is other data out there that suggests when you're in a posture like we're talking about, that can lead to serious injury. I think being responsible and proactive in that regard is the right way to go.' The Eagles began using the play in short-yardage situations in 2022. Two or three players line up behind quarterback Jalen Hurts and push him forward. Several other teams including the Bills began using it, but no team has matched Philadelphia's success rate. 'Tough play to stop but then you're listening to that and the medical side and you probably could go either way with it,' said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, whose team lost 40-22 to the Eagles in the Super Bowl. 'But I would say if it's putting a player in a bad position, then you probably have to do something about it. But if it's not, it's a heck of a play.' ___ AP NFL: recommended
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
3 rule changes that could be coming to the NFL
More rule changes could be coming to the NFL this offseason. NFL owners will vote on proposed tweaks in March at the Annual League Meeting. For any new rule to pass, 24 of the league's 32 owners would have to vote in favor of it. Here are three proposed NFL rule changes to keep an eye on this offseason, including two related to kickoffs. The 2024 NFL season marked the first season of the new dynamic kickoff, but kickoffs could undergo even more changes in 2025. Atlanta Falcons CEO and NFL Competition Committee co-chair Rich McKay said Sunday that the NFL will consider moving both the touchback spot and the kickoff line. Touchbacks in the NFL were moved to the 30-yard line last season. They could move to the 35-yard line in 2025, NFL Network's Judy Battista reported. The kickoff line could also move five yards back — from the kicking team's 35-yard line to its 30-yard line. The changes are not a package deal, as Battista said it could be an 'either/or situation.' How would these moves help the NFL? 'Moving a touchback 5 yards closer to an eventual score would encourage kickers to hit the landing zone between the receiving team's goal line and 20-yard line, as any ball caught there necessitates a return,' according to NFL Network. The NFL Competition Committee is working with special team coaches to evaluate formations that would 'increase the likelihood of successful recovery,' per NFL Network. Onside kicks could also be replaced. McKay thinks owners will consider incorporating attempts to complete fourth-and-15s or fourth-and-20s for teams to regain possession. This year, the NFL is again considering banning the Philadelphia Eagles' trademark short down conversion play, the tush push or 'Brotherly Shove.' On Monday, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, told reporters that a team — which he did not identify — proposed a rule that would put an end to the play. 'It's on our agenda. The club proposal is, 'We need to make some adjustments to that. Is that a viable football play?'' Vincent told The Washington Post. Last offseason, The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported that NFL Commissioner Roger 'Goodell wants to see this play removed from the game permanently.' The tush push has been picked up by teams across the league but few teams have enjoyed the same success as Philadelphia. In the past three seasons, the Eagles and Buffalo Bills have run the tush push 163 times, and 87% of those plays resulted in a touchdown or first down, according to ESPN. The 30 other NFL teams have been able to get a touchdown or first down only 71% of the time when running the play. Whether the tush push is banned this offseason remains to be seen. The Annual League Meeting begins March 30.
