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Ban the 'Tush Push' in NFL? Nick Sirianni explains why Eagles' run play should stay.

Nick Sirianni seems a bit cocky, doesn't he? You probably would be too if you were an NFL coach and it felt like "every first down is a first-and-nine," like Sirianni said Sunday it does for his Philadelphia Eagles on the offensive side of the ball. And why exactly does it feel that way for the defending NFC champions? The "Tush Push," of course — or as the play is known in Philadelphia, the ...
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni walks past the "classic" logo at the 50- yard line before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.

Nick Sirianni seems a bit cocky, doesn't he?

You probably would be too if you were an NFL coach and it felt like "every first down is a first-and-nine," like Sirianni said Sunday it does for his Philadelphia Eagles on the offensive side of the ball.

And why exactly does it feel that way for the defending NFC champions? The "Tush Push," of

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