After attempts to ban the tush push in the offseason failed, the Eagles’ signature short-yardage play is controversial again after Sunday’s win over the Chiefs.
The Eagles used the tush push successfully a few times, including Jalen Hurts’ decisive fourth-quarter touchdown that helped Philadelphia to a 20-17 win.
But since that touchdown, during which it appears a couple Eagles linemen jump early without a flag, many in the NFL community have called once again for the tush push to be banned.
Among those who weighed in? Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher. The Super Bowl champion lobbied hard against the tush push in a Monday appearance on The Dan Patrick Show .
“I have been against the play for two years,” Cowher said. “I’ve made my feelings quite known. It’s not a football play. It’s