NFL house owners are anticipated to vote this week on a possible ban of the tush-push play that has been made well-known by the Philadelphia Eagles, and the earlier proposal that was submitted has formally been revised.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers submitted a proposal in March that referred to as for a rule that may “prohibit an offensive participant from pushing a teammate who was lined up instantly behind the snapper and receives the snap, instantly on the snap.”
It was broadly reported that the proposal didn’t have sufficient help, however house owners determined to desk their vote.
A revised proposal has formally been submitted forward of the house owners’ conferences that may happen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The important thing language of “instantly on the snap” has been eliminated.
The proposal now states {that a} participant can not “push or pull a runner in any route at any time or raise him to his ft.” It additionally states {that a} participant can not “push or throw his physique in opposition to a teammate to help him in an try and impede an opponent or to recuperate a free ball.”
Right here is the complete proposal:
