Donald Trump weighs in on Eagles ‘tush push’ drama amid calls to ban controversial move

Donald Trump weighs in on Eagles 'tush push' drama amid calls to ban controversial move

President Donald Trump has offered his thoughts on the ‘tush push’ amid the Packers’ proposal to ban the controversial play from the NFL.

The short-yardage move, which has been popularized by the Eagles since they started frequently using it in 2022, has been extremely successful for Philadelphia and was criticized by Packers president Mark Murphy as ‘bad for the game’ in a previous Q and A with the team’s website.

But Trump has a different opinion of the play.

‘I wouldn’t ban it,’ Trump told The Spectator.

The Commander-in-Chief added that he would ban the new kickoff rule –  which prohibits players on the kicking team from moving until the ball is touched or hits the ground – and called it ‘so bad.’

‘First of all, it’s the opposite of football,’ he began. ‘Second of all, it’s actually more dangerous because you’re actually going into each other without any defense or anything. It’s much more dangerous. It is so terrible. 

‘You know, when in football, when the ball moves, you’re supposed to be moving. This ball is up in the air and they’re all saying it is so horrible to watch that. And I told that to Roger Goodell.’

President Donald Trump is not in favor of banning the 'tush push' from the NFL

President Donald Trump is not in favor of banning the ‘tush push’ from the NFL

The Eagles have frequently used the move since the 2022 in short-yardage situations

The Eagles have frequently used the move since the 2022 in short-yardage situations

NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Miler previously said that returns had increased 57 percent in 2024 with the new kickoff rule, while the rate of injury was also down.

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