Back in the 2025 offseason, the Green Bay Packers tried to rally the league behind a ban on the tush push, but they could not secure the 24 votes required to change the rule. As a result, the proposal fell short, and the play survived. Now that the 2026 offseason is underway, Competition Committee co-chairman Rich McKay has made it clear he has not received any new proposal similar to the one that failed a year ago.

“No team has offered a proposal to ban the Tush Push and there has been no recent discussion about changing the rule, Rich McKay told reporters today,” NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote on Instagram.

So, none of the 32 clubs have stepped forward to reignite the debate that consumed league meetings last spring. Interestingly, McKay also explained that the Competition Committee has not revisited the issue in recent weeks.

“There’s no team proposal that I’ve seen from it,” McKay said. “So I wouldn’t envision it. But you never know.”

That final sentence leaves a small window open, yet it does not feel like there is the same urgency as before. But earlier this month, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent acknowledged that they are keeping a close eye on it.

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“We’re just discussing it lightly, not a lot. It’s a very difficult play to officiate from the line judges,” Vincent said on Wednesday during a Super Bowl week news conference. “… There was a lot of discussion about it. We’ve been upfront about how difficult it is to officiate, and we just want to be consistent.”

Even after last year’s failed push to outlaw it, the Philadelphia Eagles continued to feature it throughout the 2025 season at Lincoln Financial Field. The play features the quarterback taking the snap under center while teammates drive him forward from behind. 

However, critics pointed to instances of players jumping early before the snap. Debates about false starts and forward progress grew louder. At the same time, defenses across the league found more ways to slow it down. Jalen Hurts even admitted in November that it was “becoming tougher and tougher” after a costly fumble against the Chicago Bears.

Schefter also reported that a source believes the measure must sit for a year because of the “hotly contested conversation the play raised last offseason and the emotions it aroused.”

However, players still want the play to stay. In The Athletic’s player poll, 83.8 percent opposed banning the play.

With Packers president Mark Murphy now retired, someone else would have to carry that torch. But for now, though, all 32 teams appear content to let the tush push stand.

NFL is not expecting major rule changes in the next season

Over the next few days, the NFL Competition Committee will gather to go over possible rule changes for the 2026 season and beyond. However, early signals suggest fans should not brace for sweeping changes.

Rich McKay, who chairs the committee, told NFL Network’s Judy Battista that this offseason likely will not bring a flood of new proposals.

“The game is in a good place,” McKay said.

Meanwhile, Battista shared that Sunday’s agenda covered several key topics.

“More serious football topics discussed: aiding the runner (not just Tush Push), catch/no catch, special teams, disqualifications. Health and safety matters tomorrow, and committee will be briefed on team rule proposals,” he wrote on X.

As for the always heated catch-versus-no-catch debate, Battista explained the focus centered on modern replay. The committee wants the rulebook to match how plays appear in real time and how they look when officials slow them down frame by frame. So, technology continues to shape how the league defines control and possession.

And special teams coaches met with the group to address concussion concerns on kickoffs. Safety remains a priority, and the league keeps searching for smarter solutions. McKay also told Battista there were no active talks about replacing onside kicks with a fourth-and-15 alternative, though he “believes there’s a conversation to be had.”

Finally, the replay review will return to the table on Monday. Battista noted discussion around the “potential use of replay to put a flag on the field that was not originally called by game officials.”

The NFL is constantly looking for ways to improve the product, but for now, major rule overhauls do not appear imminent.