Following the Philadelphia Eagles’ wildly successful season, the NFL could be moving forward with a rule change that would ban Jalen Hurts and Co. from one of their most important offensive plays of the season.

The Philadelphia Eagles lost the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35-38. Quarterback Jalen Hurts put in a terrific performance in the biggest game of his career so far, throwing a touchdown and running for three more himself. In addition, he provided ten new first downs for the Eagles with runs.

Six of these came from quarterback sneaks. A move that the Philadelphia Eagles have perfected this season. Unlike usual, two or three players positioned themselves behind Hurts and pushed the 24-year-old forward after the snap. In this manner, the signal caller converted an impressive 36 of 40 quarterback sneaks this season.

Pushing a ball carrier to move him forward has been allowed in the NFL since 2005. Surprisingly, however, the Eagles were the first team to make the technique an integral part of the offense.

Rules expert suspects rule change

After watching this practice for a season, the league could see a ban on the so-called “tush push” in the upcoming offseason.

“I think the league will look at it, and I would be shocked if they don’t make changes,” Dean Blandino, who was the NFL’s vice president of refereeing from 2013 to 2017 and is currently a rules analyst for “Fox Sports,” told “The 33rd Team.”

“It’s like a rugby scrum. The NFL wants to show off the athleticism and skill of our athletes. It’s just not a skillful game. It’s just a tactic that’s not aesthetically pleasing, and I think the competition committee will take a close look at it,” the 51-year-old continued.

Broncos coach Payton would make play “all the time “

Accordingly, the issue will be discussed during the Scouting Combine, which runs from February 28 to March 6. Blandino believes it is likely that the league will ban “pushing the ball carrier” altogether in order to get the issue out of the way.

The league not making a change is unlikely to be an option due to the negative sentiment surrounding the “tush push”.

Incidentally, Blandino also revealed that Sean Payton, the new head coach of the Denver Broncos, had said to him that “we’re going to do it every time next season if they don’t do away with it. “