The Ravens were one of 10 teams to vote against banning the “tush push” at Wednesday’s league meeting in Minneapolis, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Along with the Eagles, Patriots, Jets, Lions, and five other teams, Baltimore voted to not ban the play popularized by Philadelphia, Schefter said. A minimum of 24 teams must approve any rule change for it to pass, so the measure came two votes short.
Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh previously said in March that Baltimore was evaluating its position on the ban.
“I feel like it’s a football play,” Harbaugh said. “If it’s determined that it’s an injury-risk play – which I think the doctors are concerned about right now – then that’s something that we have to address. If we don’t think it’s an injury-risk play, then it’s just a play in football. So, I’m looking forward to the discussion. We really haven’t decided our position on that yet. I kind of want to hear some more of the conversation.”
Harbaugh also previously said that if the “tush push” were banned, then all pushing of a ball carrier would have to be out.
Baltimore had success with its own variation of the “tush push” last season by giving the ball to tight ends Mark Andrews and Charlie Kolar on direct snaps.