Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles and Explaining Tush Push
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And it didn't come without some last-minute and reportedly lurid wrangling from Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie at Wednesday's NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis. Per multiple reports, Lurie held court during a lengthy speech ahead of a vote of owners on a proposal to ban the play that helped propel the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory in February.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie made a reference during his presentation Wednesday that was criticized by a high-level NFL executive.
The proposed prohibition of the polarizing short-yardage play failed on a 22-10 vote, which will allow quarterbacks to continue to be aided by teammates when plunging into the line.
Debate over the tush push led to a heated exchange between NFL owners and league executives, sources told ESPN.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is expected to become among the highest-paid coaches in the NFL with his new contract
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PHILADELPHIA — On Tuesday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said that he is grateful that owner Jeffrey Lurie signed him to a multiyear extension, and over the next few years, Sirianni wants to prove that Lurie made a good decision.
Nick Sirianni has had unprecedented success in his four seasons as Eagles coach. It has not all been smooth sailing, of course, but Jeffrey Lurie and the team’s brass can see no one else but Sirianni at the helm.
It’s more than the Eagles Autism Challenge has raised in one day during its 8th annual Eagles Autism Challenge presented by Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. Each year, owner Jeffrey Lurie’s event grows bigger and bigger.