The tush push has been one of the most controversial plays in NFL history, and until it is fully banned, many fans, coaches, and players will be complaining about it.
Unlike last offseason when the Eagles had to deal with backlash, for the moment, the NFL has no plans to eliminate or make changes to the play heading into the 2026 season, which keeps the Philadelphia Eagles at a great advantage, as they run it better than any team we’ve ever seen.
However, head coach Nick Sirianni doesn’t want to jinx it and is just ready to play by the rules, even if the NFL decides it wants to get rid of the play.
“I don't know, you take one step at a time,” Sirianni said, per FOX. “It's not something I have to think about right now. So, I guess I don't really have a lot of thoughts on that. We'll play by the rules of whatever we need to be able to do in every aspect.”
The bigger picture, though, comes from higher-ups at the league. Rich McKay, the NFL competition committee co-chairman, said that it might not be the end of the debate, but it hasn’t been used as much as it was in the past in recent seasons.
“I don't know that it's the end of the debate, because I think there's still people that are concerned with the whole pushing element,” McKay said. “But I would say to you that, just like last year I told you – there was no Competition Committee proposal last year on the Tush Push, there was no proposal the year before on that.
“And over the years, we've now seen that the Tush Push is going down. The percentage of, or I should say the number of plays it's being used on, is going down. The success rate on the traditional sneak is above the Tush Push success rate. So, I just think there's less talk about it within the football community, and there was no proposal on the table to put anything in this year to deal with that.”
We’ll see what the NFL decides to do when it brings it back up, but the tush push seems fine for now.