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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'Totally legal': Rob Gronkowski defends Tush Push, compares it to Tom Brady's QB sneak
Rob Gronkowski defends Tush Push calling it a smart, legal play that here's to stay (Getty Images) NFL icon Rob Gronkowski has given a firm and funny endorsement of the controversial 'Tush Push,' calling it a smart, legal play that's here to stay. While critics debate its fairness, Gronk says it's no different from Tom Brady's legendary quarterback sneak. Global buzz and Eagles' powerplay On the Games with Names podcast, Rob Gronkowski shared how the Tush Push has even gone global. 'I was hired by a Brazilian company… they all knew football to a T. And they go, 'What do you think about the Tush Push?'' he recalled. His punchline? 'I said, 'If the Tush Push got banned, Brazil will go bankrupt.' You get it?' He added with a laugh, 'The Tush Push is in Brazil. We need that Tush Push to survive. Jewels, we need that Tush to always be there in Brazil.' Known for power and precision, the Tush Push has been a cornerstone of the Philadelphia Eagles' short-yardage success. Jalen Hurts, backed by one of the NFL's heaviest offensive lines, has turned it into a near-unstoppable weapon. 'You've got some phenomenal O-line athletes at the Eagles, one of the heaviest in the league… You've then got Jalen Hurts, who is pound-for-pound one of the strongest quarterbacks in the league, so the play is completely made for his body type,' explained Richie Gray, consultant to the team. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Barfuß & geerdet – diese Technik gab's noch nie Gesundheit Journal Mehr erfahren Undo Here to stay, even as defenses catch on Despite ongoing complaints from some teams and fans, Rob Gronkowski defended the play's legitimacy, 'The game of football is… the goal is to come up with a situation to move the ball forward. And the Tush Push is totally legal. That's what you're supposed to do.' Julian Edelman acknowledged that the play may not dominate forever, 'All the DCs are studying the Tush Push to figure out what they need to do to stop it. Eventually they'll figure it out, and then it won't even be a thing anymore.' Rob Gronkowski backed the Tush Push while Edelman warned it may fade as defenses adapt (Getty Images) To that, Gronk replied, 'It'll be like the QB sneak. They didn't stop Tom Brady from doing QB sneaks. He's got like over 1,000 rushing yards; I think every single one of them was off QB sneaking.' Also read: 'I love that': Tom Brady praises Caitlin Clark–Angel Reese rivalry, unveils Mount Rushmore of sports icons For now, Gronkowski's backing shows the Tush Push is here to stay, much like Brady's QB sneak. Whether defenses adapt or not, this play remains a key part of modern NFL strategy.
Sydney Morning Herald
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘It's gotta save your soul': ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons on longevity and that famous beard
The blues are about sex, of course, but the songs are also good-humoured and, at their best, suffused with a generosity of spirit. The band's early radio hit, La Grange, was a hymn to a Texan house of ill repute. The band broke through with the ineffably named Tush, a good-humoured but bruising guitar workout that turned a nonce word into a bawdy crowd-pleaser. 'That has a rather interesting backstory,' Gibbons says. 'We were warming up for a show, way down in Alabama in a rodeo arena with a dirt floor. It was hot, and I started cranking out a warm-up guitar riff. The lighting director came running up and said, 'Keep at it, whatever you're doing is resonating!' 'We returned to the dressing room and grabbed a piece of paper. At the time down in Texas, the word 'tush' was kind of a slang word meaning fine or 'the ultimate' or 'rico' [Spanish for rich.] I said, 'Well, let's use this word – it means 'the best!' ' It is suggested to Gibbons that 'the best' probably is not what most people think the word means. He chuckles. 'There are other connotations as well, which we'll leave to one's imagination.' After the records in the 1970s that forever cemented the band's reputation, ZZ Top pulled off a coup in the 1980s. The two frontmen created a signature style, turning their beards, like their volume, up to 11, with whiskers down to belt buckles. In the 1980s, the trio brightened their sound on singles like Legs and Sharp Dressed Man, and became comfortably cartoony MTV stars. Hill and Gibbons later paired the beards with a variety of outlandish headgear. The decades since have flown by, and time, of course, has taken its toll on ZZ Top as it has on the music as a whole. Hill died of bursitis four years ago. 'It was a good run,' Gibbons says soberly. (Hill's place is now taken by his longtime guitar technician, Elwood Francis, who has grown out his own beard.) Along the way, Gibbons became a guitar hero. His conversation is peppered with reminiscences of this or that star. Ask Gibbons how it felt to play on stage with Eric Clapton, and he'll note that he'd been talking to Clapton on the latter's 80th birthday the week before. He's crossed paths with many others, including Bob Dylan. 'One of my proudest possessions,' Gibbons says, 'is a recording of Bob Dylan singing [ZZ Top song] My Head's in Mississippi. He was playing in Mississippi. He turned to his band and said, 'I hope you know it, because we're going to do it!' ' His inspirations go back to when his mother took him to see Elvis Presley at the age of five. Rock and roll, he assures the interviewer, will continue as long as he has anything to say about it.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
'It's gotta save your soul': ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons on longevity and that famous beard
The blues are about sex, of course, but the songs are also good-humoured and, at their best, suffused with a generosity of spirit. The band's early radio hit, La Grange, was a hymn to a Texan house of ill repute. The band broke through with the ineffably named Tush, a good-humoured but bruising guitar workout that turned a nonce word into a bawdy crowd-pleaser. 'That has a rather interesting backstory,' Gibbons says. 'We were warming up for a show, way down in Alabama in a rodeo arena with a dirt floor. It was hot, and I started cranking out a warm-up guitar riff. The lighting director came running up and said, 'Keep at it, whatever you're doing is resonating!' 'We returned to the dressing room and grabbed a piece of paper. At the time down in Texas, the word 'tush' was kind of a slang word meaning fine or 'the ultimate' or 'rico' [Spanish for rich.] I said, 'Well, let's use this word – it means 'the best!' ' It is suggested to Gibbons that 'the best' probably is not what most people think the word means. He chuckles. 'There are other connotations as well, which we'll leave to one's imagination.' After the records in the 1970s that forever cemented the band's reputation, ZZ Top pulled off a coup in the 1980s. The two frontmen created a signature style, turning their beards, like their volume, up to 11, with whiskers down to belt buckles. In the 1980s, the trio brightened their sound on singles like Legs and Sharp Dressed Man, and became comfortably cartoony MTV stars. Hill and Gibbons later paired the beards with a variety of outlandish headgear. The decades since have flown by, and time, of course, has taken its toll on ZZ Top as it has on the music as a whole. Hill died of bursitis four years ago. 'It was a good run,' Gibbons says soberly. (Hill's place is now taken by his longtime guitar technician, Elwood Francis, who has grown out his own beard.) Along the way, Gibbons became a guitar hero. His conversation is peppered with reminiscences of this or that star. Ask Gibbons how it felt to play on stage with Eric Clapton, and he'll note that he'd been talking to Clapton on the latter's 80th birthday the week before. He's crossed paths with many others, including Bob Dylan. 'One of my proudest possessions,' Gibbons says, 'is a recording of Bob Dylan singing [ZZ Top song] My Head's in Mississippi. He was playing in Mississippi. He turned to his band and said, 'I hope you know it, because we're going to do it!' ' His inspirations go back to when his mother took him to see Elvis Presley at the age of five. Rock and roll, he assures the interviewer, will continue as long as he has anything to say about it.
The Age
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
'It's gotta save your soul': ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons on longevity and that famous beard
The blues are about sex, of course, but the songs are also good-humoured and, at their best, suffused with a generosity of spirit. The band's early radio hit, La Grange, was a hymn to a Texan house of ill repute. The band broke through with the ineffably named Tush, a good-humoured but bruising guitar workout that turned a nonce word into a bawdy crowd-pleaser. 'That has a rather interesting backstory,' Gibbons says. 'We were warming up for a show, way down in Alabama in a rodeo arena with a dirt floor. It was hot, and I started cranking out a warm-up guitar riff. The lighting director came running up and said, 'Keep at it, whatever you're doing is resonating!' 'We returned to the dressing room and grabbed a piece of paper. At the time down in Texas, the word 'tush' was kind of a slang word meaning fine or 'the ultimate' or 'rico' [Spanish for rich.] I said, 'Well, let's use this word – it means 'the best!' ' It is suggested to Gibbons that 'the best' probably is not what most people think the word means. He chuckles. 'There are other connotations as well, which we'll leave to one's imagination.' After the records in the 1970s that forever cemented the band's reputation, ZZ Top pulled off a coup in the 1980s. The two frontmen created a signature style, turning their beards, like their volume, up to 11, with whiskers down to belt buckles. In the 1980s, the trio brightened their sound on singles like Legs and Sharp Dressed Man, and became comfortably cartoony MTV stars. Hill and Gibbons later paired the beards with a variety of outlandish headgear. The decades since have flown by, and time, of course, has taken its toll on ZZ Top as it has on the music as a whole. Hill died of bursitis four years ago. 'It was a good run,' Gibbons says soberly. (Hill's place is now taken by his longtime guitar technician, Elwood Francis, who has grown out his own beard.) Along the way, Gibbons became a guitar hero. His conversation is peppered with reminiscences of this or that star. Ask Gibbons how it felt to play on stage with Eric Clapton, and he'll note that he'd been talking to Clapton on the latter's 80th birthday the week before. He's crossed paths with many others, including Bob Dylan. 'One of my proudest possessions,' Gibbons says, 'is a recording of Bob Dylan singing [ZZ Top song] My Head's in Mississippi. He was playing in Mississippi. He turned to his band and said, 'I hope you know it, because we're going to do it!' ' His inspirations go back to when his mother took him to see Elvis Presley at the age of five. Rock and roll, he assures the interviewer, will continue as long as he has anything to say about it.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ZZ Top to bring their boogie to The Mill
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Calling all sharp dressed men, ladies with legs, and anyone with cheap sunglasses; a little ol' band from Texas is headed to Terre Haute. ZZ Top, the legendary three-man rock group known for its flowing beards (for two members), MTV music videos (back when MTV played music videos), and massive hits (Legs, La Grange, Gimme All Your Lovin, Tush), will play The Mill in October. The Mill announced the October 10 event Tuesday. Tickets go on sale Wednesday morning. The band joins a string artists headed to The Mill this year. Brantley Gilbert will play on July 11th, Old Dominion on July 24 and Bachman-Turner Overdrive will rock the outdoor venue on July 25. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
