Essentially, we’re setting up for a potential clash of ideologies within the NFL’s competition committee and annual consideration of proposals.

Last year, the league’s owners approved the new dynamic kickoff format and banned the hip-drop tackle. Outlawing the Brotherly Shove was not on the agenda.

“Hip drop and the tush push were in the same conversation three years ago,” Vincent told Battista. “A year ago, we felt like let’s just focus in on the hip-drop tackle, and the tush push, just say, hey, the Philadelphia Eagles, they just do it better than everybody else. But there are some concerns. Our health and safety committee has laid that out today with a brief conversation on the injury report. There’s some challenges, some concerns that they’ll share with the broader group tomorrow. But the tush push will become a topic of discussion moving into March.”

They’ll have a month to prepare their arguments before the Annual League Meeting, which begins on March 30.