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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged there is little data but a clear potential risk with the tush-push and suggested that reverting to the old rule prohibiting pulling or pushing ball carrier...
From Newsweek
Player safety is among the top arguments against the “tush push,” though data linking injuries to the play is not necessarily clear.
From The New York Times
Several reports stated an informal vote revealed a 16-16 tie. It needed 24 votes to pass.
From Seattle Times
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While the tabling of a vote to ban the “tush push” hogged the headlines Tuesday at the NFL annual meeting, commissioner Roger Goodell addressed other topics ranging from a proposal to change playoff seeding to flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The NFL helped get flag football into the 2028 Olympics. Some of players are hoping to participate in the Olympic festivities.
With an eye on expanding the NFL brand, the commissioner spent a good portion of the conversation on flag football and women's sports.
Speaking to league and NFLPA sources, Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports reported that there’s widespread belief that the owners and Commissioner Roger Goodell “will begin to make more assertive efforts at adding an 18th game to the NFL’s regular season starting this summer.”
More than two years after purchasing 326 acres in Arlington Heights, the Bears have still not decided whether to put their proposed new stadium there.