Over the last two seasons in the NFL, a well-named short-yardage play has taken the league by storm, thanks in large part to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The “Tush Push” in short-yardage situations has become a go-to play for teams across the NFL. It’s even started to make its way into the college landscape. It’s old-school football, 11-on-11 in a sort of rugby scrum, and it’s become incredibly hard to stop, at least right now.
For Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, who appeared on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football Thursday morning, he knows it’s a hard play, one that puts the defense at a disadvantage, but there are no excuses: find a way to stop it.