Pittsburgh Plunge, Heyward Hump, Steel City Shove. With how much the Pittsburgh Steelers are now running the tush push play popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles, everybody has been trying to come up with a catchy name specific to the city. Arthur Smith revealed what they have been calling the play internally, and it’s to honor Connor Heyward, a former Michigan State Spartan, who carries the ball on the play.
Introducing the “Spartan.”
“Smith said the Steelers call the tush push Spartan in honor of Connor Heyward,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo wrote on X.
Smith said the Steelers call the tush push Spartan in honor of Connor Heyward.