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Packers couldn't stop Eagles' tush push during offseason. Now they'll try to contain it on the field
Mark Murphy, the Packers’ president/CEO at the time, proposed banning the play before his July retirement. A rule that would have prohibited offensive players from pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping or encircling a runner was supported by a 22-10 vote of NFL owners, but it needed a three-quarters majority according to league bylaws.
In the offseason, the Packers and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell led a failed effort to outlaw the tush push, which the Eagles have made into one of their signature plays. The Birds visit Lambeau Field for “Monday Night Football” in the teams’ first meeting since the campaign to outlaw Philly’s version of a QB sneak.
NFL teams don’t fly commercial, of course, but the Eagles saw their charter delayed “a few hours” on Sunday, John Clark of NBC Philadelphia reports. The Eagles, though, have arrived in Wisconsin ahead of Monday Night Football. Eagles fans also ran into travel problems, and some chose to drive the 974 miles to get there, Clark reports.
Could the Bengals try to sign Antwaun Powell-Ryland to their practice squad? The Philadelphia Eagles released their 2025 sixth-round draft selection from their practice squad on Sunday.
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The Green Bay Packers (5-2-1) will look to rebound from a tough loss last week when they host the Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) on Monday Night Football. The Pack
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