Sean Payton is preparing the Denver Broncos to face the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5, and the longtime coach shared some interesting thoughts on the tush push ahead of the matchup.

The Broncos were one of 22 teams that voted in favor of banning the tush push during the offseason. That vote clearly was not influenced by their head coach. During his video conference with reporters on Tuesday, Payton said he was in favor of keeping the tush push.

Payton said he would have understood if NFL executives and teams wanted the tush push banned for “aesthetic reasons or competitive reasons.” What bothered him was when some people tried claiming the play is a safety concern.

“The reason I stood up in favor of it is pretty simple. If the powers to be don’t want it

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