The Tush Push lives on for another season. Like the yardage its intended to gain, it survived by inches. Falling two votes shy of the required 24 to adopt the Green Bay Packers proposal that would’ve made it illegal to push teammates forward, thus making the Tush Push null and void, retired center Jason Kelce’s passionate last-minute speech may have swayed key votes. At least, Art Rooney II seems to think so.
ESPN’s Seth Wickersham offered an overview of one of the closest and most contentious votes the NFL has taken in years. Rooney believes Kelce’s words played a major role in keeping the play legal.