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The Jacksonville Jaguars were among teams that opposed the ban of the “Tush Push” according to ESPN Insider Adam Schefter.
Schefter reported that Jacksonville was one of 10 teams who voted against banning the play run by the Philadelphia Eagles in short yardage situations.
The NFL ruled to allow the play to remain legal after a 22-10 vote amongst NFL owners during league meetings in Minnesota on Wednesday.
According to a tweet from Schefter on X, the Jaguars, Eagles, Ravens, Browns, Lions, Dolphins, Patriots, Saints, Jets and Titans were teams who voted in favor of keeping the play.
The ban was brought forth by the Green Bay Packers, who sought a ban for the play and rallied votes to their side to remove it from the game.
However, they fell two votes short of the 24 needed to pass. So the “Tush Push” is safe, for now.
How have Jaguars fared against Tush Push?
The Jaguars saw success against the play in their Week 9 meeting with the Eagles last season. They prevented the Eagles from advancing on multiple occasions in the 28-23 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champions.
Former defensive coordinator Ryan Nielson said the Jaguars would “tush push back” ahead of the matchup with Philadelphia.
It’d seem several teams will take that approach moving forward as they try to stop the short yardage play.
NFL votes to keep Eagles Tush Push play
The Green Bay Packers submitted a revised proposal to ban the play earlier this week. In the updated proposal’s language, no offensive player may “push or pull a runner in any direction at any time or lift him to his feet.” The Packers also eliminated “immediately at the snap” in the updated language.
Most opposition, including Packers president Mark Murphy, to the “Tush Push” has pointed to a previous rule that said you can’t push or pull players. According to NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay, it was too hard for officials to officiate, which is why the rule was done away with in 2005.
USA TODAY Sports reporter Nick Brinkerhoff contributed to this report.