Packers GM Confirms Green Bay Proposed NFL Rule Change to Ban Eagles' Tush Push

Many were taken aback on Monday when an opposing team proposed an NFL rule change to ban the Philadelphia Eagles' famed Tush Push, but the culprit is now taking responsibility for the decision.

While speaking to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed that his team was the one that proposed the Tush Push ban.

Gutekunst didn't elaborate too much on the decision to propose the ban, simply saying, "I know we haven’t been very successful against it." He wasn't alone in his desires, as Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris also told reporters on Tuesday that he's "not a fan" of the Tush Push and would vote to ban it.

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent revealed to reporters on Monday that the league received a proposal to ban the play, which has provided the Eagles with a ton of success in goal-line and short-yardage situations over the past few years. At the time, Vincent didn't confirm a report from The Athletic's Dianna Russini that the Packers were the team to submit the proposal.

"We do have a club playing-rule proposal around the tush push," Vincent said, according to Mark Maske of the Washington Post. "It's the way they deemed it, the tush push. … It's on our agenda. The club proposal is, 'We need to make some adjustments to that. Is that a viable football play?'"

It seems like the idea for the ban had been brewing in Green Bay for quite some time. Earlier this month, Packers president Mark Murphy said in a Q&A on the team's official website that the Tush Push was "bad for the game."

"I am not a fan of this play. There is no skill involved and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less. … I would like to see the league prohibit pushing or aiding the runner (QB) on this play," Murphy wrote.

It remains to be seen if Green Bay's effort will lead to any changes for the 2025 campaign and beyond.