Cowboys' Jerry Jones Doesn't Want 'Tush Push' Ban, Eyes Removal of Hip-Drop Tackle

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has seen the effectiveness of the Philadelphia Eagles' "Tush Push" or "Brotherly Shove" firsthand plenty of times, but he isn't looking to get the play banned.

Speaking Wednesday at the NFL's December league meeting (beginning at 2:45 mark), NFL Network's Judy Battista said Jones expressed his belief that opposing teams simply have to "learn how to stop" the Tush Push:

However, Battista added that one thing Jones is in favor of removing from the game is the hip-drop tackle.

Over the past two seasons, the Tush Push has arguably been the most talked about play in football due to how effective it has been for the Eagles.

It is rather simple in execution, as quarterback Jalen Hurts takes the snap, two players push him from behind and his offensive linemen go low to create a lane and allow Hurts to pick up a yard without much issue.

The Tush Push has essentially been unstoppable, and while that alone could lead to some members of the competition committee wanting to outlaw it, there is also injury concern due to the mass of humanity that the play creates.

Dianna Russini reported this month that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants the play banned as soon as next season and that alone could create the groundswell needed to get it done.

While the Tush Push will undoubtedly continue to be a major talking point until or unless it is outlawed, the hip-drop tackle is seemingly an even more dangerous play that the league is looking at.

Per Ramon Padilla, Stephen J. Beard and Javier Zarracina of USA Today, the hip-drop tackle is a style of tackle that sees the defensive player grab the offensive player from behind or the side before dead-weighting their own body and dropping to the ground,

With that type of tackle, the defender can land on the offensive player's legs or the offensive player's legs can get trapped under their own body more easily.

According to the USA Today report, NFL executive Jeff Miller said a hip-drop tackle presents a risk of injury 25 times greater than a normal tackle.

Notably, a hip-drop tackle by Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson caused Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews to suffer what was likely a season-ending ankle injury last month.

More recently, Miami Dolphins superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill was the victim of a hip-drop tackle on Monday night against the Tennessee Titans, resulting in an ankle injury that severely limited him for the rest of the game.

Policing hip-drop tackles could be tricky and controversial if the tackle is ultimately banned, but since the NFL already outlawed horse-collar tackles in the past, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that hip-drop tackles could be next.