Roger Goodell Says He Believes Owners Will Reach A Consensus On The Tush Push

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes owners will come to a consensus in May on whether rule changes will be needed to eliminate the tush push play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another.

A proposal by the Green Bay Packers to eliminate the play was tabled at the league meetings this month but will be brought back up for a vote when the owners meet again in May.

Some proponents of eliminating the play point to player safety even though there's no evidence of an increased injury risk, as well as the fact that the NFL prohibited pushing a ball carrier until a rule change that was put in place in 2005.

The original proposal by the Packers would have only banned pushing a player who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap. There also has been discussion about banning pushing a ball carrier at any spot on the field.

"A lot of coaches would tell you that's not part of football, right. It may be rugby but it's not us," Goodell said Friday on "The Pat McAfee Show" at the NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.