Tush Push repeatedly breaks football rules; so why won't NFL ban it?

The Tush Push has become the claustrophobic NFL’s elephant in the phone booth (there must be one left somewhere).

Little air to breathe. No wiggle room. One of football’s all-time damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don’ts don’ts.

The League would like us to believe that it has an answer for everything, but not the Tush Push. Staying with big mammals, it’s the NFL’s White Whale.

The TP is a glorified quarterback sneak, used a bit in Indianapolis but perfected by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni in 2022. It is not automatic, but it’s close — or as close as any play can be. Not a sure thing, but a thing, for sure.

Twenty-eight of the 32 teams have tried the TP, with the Eagles using it the most, followed by the Bills, both with great prosperity. Philadelphia has used it 116 times and its succes