Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is reportedly ready to fight for the team's most successful play.
The so-called "tush push" -- a variation of the quarterback sneak with extra help from behind -- has come under fire this offseason as the Green Bay Packers introduced a rule change that would ban it. The Eagles have run the play to great success with quarterback Jalen Hurts, and the ban has drawn opposition from Roseman.
As ESPN's Kalyn Kahler reported, Roseman and another member of the team's front office got into a "heated" discussion with two rival head coaches serving on the rules committee at league meetings this weekend.
"During the Sunday afternoon session, Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, assistant general manager Jon Ferrari and two head coaches on the competition committee, Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams and Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills, gathered in a hallway outside of the ballroom to have a private and animated side conversation about the Packers' proposal," Kahler reported.
Though the Bills also regularly use the "tush push" with quarterback Josh Allen, McDermott has spoken out against the play and raised questions about player safety. The Bills head coach admitted that both his team and the Eagles can find a safer variation to run if the play is banned.
“Yes, we do a form of this play and we do it well,“ he said. ”I believe us and Philadelphia, who both run a form of this play and do it well, I believe both teams can be just as good in a traditional form of a quarterback sneak and they’ve shown that over the years, Philadelphia and us, both teams have shown that. That’s also partly why I believe what I believe."
