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Roger Goodell May Have Telegraphed He Wants to Ban Tush Push

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Outgoing Packers president Mark Murphy said player safety was the driving force behind his team's proposal, and the NFL's chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, made presentations about the injury r...
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The NFL owners were split down the middle Tuesday about the Packers’ rule proposal to ban the Tush Push — 16 voted in favor of outlawing the play, 16 voted to keep it as it is.
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If there is sufficient evidence suggesting the tush push increases the chance of injuries, more teams will likely support banning it in May.

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NFL GM Calls Out 'Soft' Opponents of Tush Push 'Just Because You Can't Stop it'
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NFL decides teams need more time to decide on whether or not to ban the Eagles' Tush Push
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'Tush Push' vote tabled: Which NFL teams support, oppose controversial play
The NFL will continue discussions, with a potential vote expected in May. The Eagles have made their stance clear: They want the play to stick around. Head coach Nick Sirianni was vocal about it during February's NFL Scouting Combine,
Lawyers will likely nudge the league to dump the tush push
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Pete Dougherty answers questions on the Packers' NFL draft targets, the tush push, offensive line
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NFL Confidential: Inside the tush push tug-o-war
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Mark Murphy explains Packers’ case for banning Tush Push, is optimistic it will pass
Murphy, the Green Bay Packers president and CEO, said the league will revisit the language of the ban and instead of banning the Tush Push specifically will propose prohibiting pushing of any ball carrier. Pushing a ball carrier was prohibited until around the 2004 season, when the league lifted the ban.
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What do the Commanders think about the 'tush push?'
On three separate occasions, Quinn was asked about the "tush-push." Each time, Quinn's answer was similar; he was more worried about stopping the play. He did not speak about whether he thought it should be banned. General manager Adam Peters echoed a similar sentiment.
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