It's no surprise that Frankie Luvu wants NFL owners to ban Tush push when they meet this week.
The Washington Commander's guard was punished in three straight games in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship when he defeated the game too early to prevent the Philadelphia Eagles from getting a touchdown in the iconic short-code game. After the third fine, referee Shawn Hochuli announced: "Washington was told that if this behavior happens again, the referee can reward scores at some point."
Luvu is expected to discuss the drama again by owners of Eagan, Minnesota, when meeting Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The proposal was submitted by Green Bay Packers and was presented last month at the NFL's annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. Sources told ESPN's Kalyn Kahler that the vote was 16-16 among NFL teams. The proposal to be passed requires twenty-four votes.
"What do I think personally? I think they should ban it," Luwu said in an interview with "Good Morning Football" on the NFL Network. "But I know that the argument will be about 'Hey, you guys have to stop it. Don't let us go into the shortcode,' and so on.
"But it's like a cheap game. … It's almost a rugby mess. That's what I think. We have to have a mess on the other end, too. And, the mess is a rhythm, we all go one cad at a time. Leave it behind."
The play features two or three players lined up behind the ball carrier, trying to push him out of the front line or into the finish line, which has been a huge success for the Hawks and quarterback Jalen Hurts. Philadelphia has scored 27 touchdowns in the past three years and has recorded 92 first games.
While there are some subjective concerns about the security risks that Tush promotes, the NFL's health and safety division has no data showing that an injury occurred due to the Hawks or any other team that uses it. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said last month that there were “some security issues being considered” while acknowledging that the show had very little data.
"There is no data that this is not a very safe game or we won't push the push for Tush," said Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.
The Detroit Lions voted last month on the Detroit Lions’ proposal, which aired last month, which sowed the playoffs by recording rather than a division champion. But no matter the record, the winners in each department can still guarantee the playoffs.
The current system has led to many situations, and is a much better record for the General Card team and is forced to play the fourth seed champion.
The league also released a proposal that would allow its players to attend Flag Football when they debuted in Los Angeles in 2028.
The proposal will only allow NFL teams in each country to select one team for the Olympics, except for the designated international players for each team. If there is any injury, it also provides injury protection and salary cap credit and requires minimum standards for medical staff and field surfaces.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.