MINNEAPOLIS -- Ahead of a vote that could ban the tush push, the Green Bay Packers submitted a revision of their rule proposal that would more broadly ban pushing or pulling the ball carrier anywhere on the field.
In the proposal's updated language, offensive players cannot assist the runner except by individually blocking opponents for him." The Packers also eliminated "immediately at the snap," in the updated language.
NFL owners decided to table a vote on the Packers' initial proposal at the Palm Beach meetings in April with a plan to revisit and vote on the proposal during the Minneapolis meetings, which begin Tuesday and are scheduled to end Wednesday.