NFL Insider: Eagles' 'Tush Push' Wasn't Banned After Evaluating Popularity, Reaction

The Tush Push remains a somewhat controversial play, but despite pushback, the quarterback sneak popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles likely isn't going anywhere.

"[The NFL has discussed the Tush Push] in the past," The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported on her Scoop City podcast with Chase Daniel (35:35 mark). "There was a time—it was last year, I reported it actually—that Roger Goodell didn't like the Tush Push. They've come back around on that and they quickly denied it. 'No, no, no, he's never shared his opinion about it.' I think there was a moment where there were some owners, and some people on the Competition Committee, that wanted to see the Tush Push banned. But I think it became so popular, and they saw the reaction from the NFL world, that I think they backed off it."

The Tush Push became a fascinating topic of conversation on Sunday, when the Eagles ran it so successfully in the NFC Championship that the Washington Commanders jumped offsides several times by the goal line in an effort to stop it.

But on the other side of the coin, the Kansas City Chiefs stuffed Josh Allen several times when he attempted the play in the AFC Championship.

The Tush Push has made short-yardage situations almost automatic for the Eagles in the past few years, but the rest of the NFL isn't converting the play to the same level of success. That factor, alongside the NFL determining the play doesn't lead to more injuries—and potentially its popularity, as well—will likely keep it in the game for the foreseeable future.