The Packers' reasoning for banning the "tush push" is for player safety and pace of play. The proposed penalty states "For assisting the runner, interlocking interference, or illegal use of hands ...

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy didn’t ... Fox Sports first reported there were 16 teams in favor of banning the tush push, which is eight short of the required 75 percent threshold ...

Murphy, the Green Bay Packers president and CEO, said the league will revisit the language of the ban and instead of banning the Tush Push specifically will propose prohibiting pushing of any ball ...

Will the league ban the tush push? RELATED ... jersey rule There's been a lot of talk about banning the play this offseason, and the Green Bay Packers seem to be at the forefront of those discussions.

Rather, it might come from fellow NFL owners, who are expected to vote on banning the play ... the Philadelphia Eagles' 'Tush Push' be banned? Green Bay Packers propose rule change Many teams ...