Eagles' Saquon Barkley Shares Simple Message For Critics Of Tush Push

Philadelphia Eagles prima Saquon Barkley had a connection for critics arsenic squad owners will determine connected whether to prohibition nan tush push, which nan squad has made celebrated complete nan past fewer seasons.

For Barkley, it was simple. If teams and players don’t for illustration it, activity harder to extremity it.

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Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley is interviewed aft defeating nan Kansas City Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX astatine Caesars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

"If you don’t for illustration it, get amended astatine stopping it," nan Super Bowl champion moving backmost told ESPN. "It’s not for illustration a play that we only do. Everyone tries it, we’re conscionable ace successful astatine it."

The Green Bay Packers submitted nan connection to prohibition nan play, which is usually utilized to propel backmost Jalen Hurts crossed nan yard-to-gain aliases nan extremity statement for a touchdown. Owners tabled nan chat connected banning nan play until their adjacent meeting, which takes spot connected May 20-21.

The Packers had 16 teams support its proposal, but a minimum of 24 owners must o.k. nan alteration for it to pass. 

Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts scores connected nan tush push against nan San Francisco 49ers connected Dec. 3, 2023, astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump expressed support for nan tush push erstwhile nan Eagles came to nan White House to observe their Super Bowl LIX triumph against nan Kansas City Chiefs.

"The Eagles scored a touchdown connected their signature play: nan tush push. You cognize what that is? I dream they support that play, coach, I don’t know," Trump said, looking astatine Eagles caput coach Nick Sirianni. "They’re talking astir getting free of that play, I understand. They should support it. What do you deliberation Saquon [Barkley]?

"I for illustration it. It’s benignant of breathtaking and different."

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts scores a touchdown successful Super Bowl LIX against nan Kansas City Chiefs, Feb. 9, 2025, successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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The norm alteration would prohibit an violative subordinate from having nan expertise to instantly push his teammate who is lined up straight down nan snapper and receives nan snap.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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