T he movement to ban the tush push almost succeeded but the short-yardage play will live on for at least another season as earlier Wednesday NFL owners opted to keep it legal in a

The Philadelphia Eagles are calling in reinforcements in a last-ditch attempt to save the tush push before NFL owners vote on a proposed rule to ban the play on Wednesday.

The owners ultimately voted against banning the play, missing the 24-vote threshold needed to pass the Green Bay Packers' proposal. Eagles fans were over the moon with the decision and the team's official X account even took a jab at the Packers for trying to push (no pun intended) this decision.