If the NFL decides to ban the Tush Push, it would enter a highly exclusive club…
The NFL’s banned plays (A Thread):
The NFL’s banned plays (A Thread):
Penalty Clock Drainage
Everybody holds until the clock expires. Kinda genius, but the NFL fixed it. Today the game clock will be reset to where it was at the snap
Everybody holds until the clock expires. Kinda genius, but the NFL fixed it. Today the game clock will be reset to where it was at the snap
The Deacon Jones Head Slap
Slap your man in the face to make him blink. Brilliant. Bring it back.
My favorite on the thread
Slap your man in the face to make him blink. Brilliant. Bring it back.
My favorite on the thread
Jumping the line
Credit Troy Polamalu for starting this trend. It’s illegal to touch a player when jumping over the line of scrimmage
Credit Troy Polamalu for starting this trend. It’s illegal to touch a player when jumping over the line of scrimmage
Fumblerooski
A legendary trick play first executed by legendary college coach John Heisman. Today it’s illegal to fumble the ball forward and have another player recover the ball
A legendary trick play first executed by legendary college coach John Heisman. Today it’s illegal to fumble the ball forward and have another player recover the ball
Punching the ball
A player may not bat or punch a loose ball in the field of play toward the opponent's goal line. This was a rule long before this play, but Troy got away with it
A player may not bat or punch a loose ball in the field of play toward the opponent's goal line. This was a rule long before this play, but Troy got away with it
Belichickian Time Wasting
I used to do this in Madden. It’s only right we see Belichick on this thread. The loophole was quickly changed so that the clock starts on the snap rather than with the play clock
I used to do this in Madden. It’s only right we see Belichick on this thread. The loophole was quickly changed so that the clock starts on the snap rather than with the play clock
Blocking Field Goal’s From The Endzone
The Chiefs used to post up 6’10 Morris Stroud in front of the the post to swat kicks
The Chiefs used to post up 6’10 Morris Stroud in front of the the post to swat kicks
Honorable Mention: Fake Slide
The NCAA banned Kenny Pickett’s fake slide. He’s gone on record to say it was completely improvised
The NCAA banned Kenny Pickett’s fake slide. He’s gone on record to say it was completely improvised
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