The effort to ban the Tush Push was shoved aside Wednesday, when NFL owners fell short of the necessary 24 votes needed to eliminate the play.

That means New Orleans Saints Coach Kellen Moore, after dialing up the play with great success last season when he served as offensive coordinator with the Eagles – who went on to win Super Bowl LIX – will have it at his disposal if he chooses to install it with New Orleans as a first-year coach.

Moore said at the NFL owners' meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., which were held from March 30-April 2, that he was a proponent of keeping the play, which some opponents labeled a health and safety risk.

"It's a play that obviously has drawn a lot of discussions," he said Thursday at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, after the Saints completed Phase III

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