It takes 24 of 32 votes to approve rule changes. “There’s a lot of discussion about going back to the previous rule, back to pre-2004,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

It became legal to push the ball carrier, but it remained illegal to pull or lift them. The call was extremely rare before the rule change and ultimately, it was too difficult to legislate on the ...

We've got the full breakdown of the proposed format here. Tush push could be banned. The NFL owners decided not to vote on this in March, because the language in the rule proposal wasn't clear ...

NFL RULE CHANGES: Tush Push ban tabled, expanded replay assist, overtime rules pass. Murphy pointed to the rule that was in place previously, saying you can't push or pull players.

When the NFL changed the rule in 2006, no one saw the tush push coming. This offseason, the failed rule proposal, pitched by the Green Bay Packers , stated the alteration is in the name of "player ...

A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month.NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play ...

Through the 2004 season, all pushing was outlawed as part of NFL rule 12.1.1, which enforced a 10-yard foul for teammates who push or pull their ball carrier forward.

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that ...