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Retired former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce is in Minneapolis to lobby against the proposed ban of the 'Tush Push' play during the league meetings on Wednesday (May 21), NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports.
"As NFL owners get set to debate and vote on banning the Tush Push, #Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie just entered the room with … former center Jason Kelce," Pelissero wrote on his X account.
Kelce, 37, spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Eagles before retiring in 2024, which included the innovation of the 'Tush Push,' also known as the 'Brotherly Shove,' a play in which two players simultaneously push the quarterback on short-yardage sneaks to drive forward.
Kelce confirmed he planned to attend the meeting during the latest episode of his New Heights podcast alongside his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and joked that he would "come out of retirement today" if he could run the 'Tush Push' 80 times per game.
The Green Bay Packers submitted a strategic change to their proposal for the NFL to ban the 'Tush Push' ahead of the NFL owners' vote. The Packers submitted revision would broadly ban pushing or pulling the ball carrier anywhere on the field with updated language stating, "offensive players cannot assist the runner except by individually blocking opponents for him and also eliminated "immediately at the snap" in the revision version language, ESPN reports.
Owners of 15 others teams joined the Packers in their effort to ban the 'Tush Push' prior to the vote being tabled for this week's meetings during earlier meetings on April 1.
"Discussions on the tush push have been tabled until a later date, source said," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport wrote on his X account at the time.
The status of the 'Tush Push' is one of the most debated topics at the ongoing NFL League Meetings amid the Packers' proposed to ban the play. Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott is leading the push to ban the play, despite his team having used it more than anyone else excluding the Eagles.
The NFL owners did, however, approve plans to expand replay assist and revisit overtime rules, while also opting to stick with the newly implemented kickoff rules.
Regular-season overtime rules will now match the playoffs, allowing both teams the chance to get a possession even if a touchdown is scored on the opening drive. Additionally, overtime was amended to be 10 minutes instead of 15 minutes in play time.
The owners also approved a proposal to allow replay assist to consult on-field officials to overrule objective calls if there was "clear and obvious" evidence that a foul didn't occur. Additionally, the league will continue to utilize the dynamic kickoff rule, which was implemented last season, while moving the ball on spot on touchbacks from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.