NFL receives no tush push ban proposal this year after effort last year to ban it failed

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The tush push is still tough to stop, on and off the field.

NFL executive Troy Vincent told reporters at the scouting combine in Indianapolis that no team submitted a proposal to ban the controversial quarterback sneak before the deadline this year for clubs to propose rule changes. The league could still explore modifying the rules regarding pushing and pulling players.

The Philadelphia Eagles behind the strong legs of quarterback Jalen Hurts have mastered the short-yardage strategy. After the Eagles won the Super Bowl following the 2025 season, the Green Bay Packers authored a rule change proposal to prohibit offensive players from pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping or encircling a runner, which would have effectively outlawed the tush push. The ban was supported 22-10 among the league's 32 franchises, failing to pass by two votes.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday at the combine that the Packers had no plan to try to pursue another ban.

“And nobody’s reached out to us about doing it,” Gutekunst said.

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