Washington Commanders Star Has Clear Opinion On ‘Tush Push’

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ryan White | Last updated May 19, 2025 2:17 PM ET

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu isn’t holding anything back when it comes to discussing the fate of the tush push.

As the NFL’s spring meetings loom on the horizon, the Philadelphia Eagles’ infamous short-yardage play call is on the verge of being exterminated like a roach.

The Green Bay Packers introduced the proposal ahead of their meetings in March, and it seeks to “prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”

While other teams have adopted the play, the Eagles do it better than everyone.

After a headline-grabbing NFC Championship clash, where Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu went viral for trying to stop the play by any means necessary.

Wild: Commanders LB Frankie Luvu thinks the NFL should BAN the Tush Push this week:

“I think they should ban it. It's a cheat code play. It's pretty much a scrum in rugby.”

(via @KyleBrandt) pic.twitter.com/Umg0Fbphkv
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 19, 2025

“In my personal opinion, yeah I think they should ban it,” Luvu said. I know the argument is going to be about ‘hey you guys have to stop it, don’t give us short yardage and what not,’ but it’s kind of like a cheat code play.”

The 28-year-old Samoan compares the play to a rugby scrum, noting that it’s basically like playing a different sport for one play.

“It’s pretty much a scrum in rugby, that’s how I kind of look at it. And we got a scrum too on the other side,” he added.

“I think they should ban it.”

-Commanders linebacker and Tush Push legend Frankie Luvu pic.twitter.com/abfL7CJPeV
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) May 19, 2025

But it’s the Eagles’ execution that angers him.

“We all have a cadence where we all go at once, it’s not like you hard count and this and that. Now you getting us or myself jumping over the pile thinking they’re about to snap the ball,” Luvu said.

The tush push is a polarizing topic for many, but pretty soon there might be a new verdict. The proposal needs at least 24 of the 32 possible votes to pass, and we will know in the coming days.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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