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Jeffrey Lurie brought a heavy hitter with him to the NFL’s league meeting. On Wednesday morning, the Philadelphia Eagles’ owner arrived with former Eagles center Jason Kelce, who was there to lobby for keeping the “Tush Push” play alive, as reported by CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.
It appears that Kelce’s presence might have made an impact, as the proposal to ban the “Tush Push” did not receive enough votes during Wednesday’s vote. The “Tush Push” will live to see 2025. The proposal reportedly came up two votes shy of passing, with 22 votes in favor of banning the play.
“I’m just going to answer any questions people have about my partaking of this play,” Kelce said on his podcast with brother Travis Kelce of his decision to speak to the NFL owners. “I don’t care whether it gets banned or not. At the end of the day, this is why you vote on things. If they vote to ban the ‘Tush Push,’ the Eagles are still gonna run quarterback sneak at a very high percentage.”
Along with lobbying for the play, Kelce went to Minnesota to clarify questions regarding his history with the play and whether or not it played a role in his decision to retire. Kelce said that it played no role in his decision to retire after the 2023 season while adding that he would “gladly” come out retirement if he was told that his team was running the “Tush Push” 80 times per game.
“It’ll be the easiest job in the world,” Kelce said.
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