The latest news from around the division.
No resolution reached on fate of Eagles’ signature Tush Push – Dave Zangaro, NBC Sports Philadelphia
It seems a decision on the Tush Push won’t be made this month.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NFL’s debate on the future of the Tush Push has been tabled, according to multiple reports.
The proposal from the Green Bay Packers presented this week at the NFL’s annual meetings was to make the push element of the Philadelphia Eagles’ signature quarterback sneak play illegal. Opinions were clearly split on the Tush Push entering Tuesday and this debate will be revisited.
The next league meetings are in May.
The proposal would have needed support from 24 of 32 owners to pass and it clearly didn’t have the votes. According to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, there were 16 teams that opposed the rule change.
Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said the debate lasted 30-40 minutes and went beyond potential player safety concerns into the aesthetics of the play.
The fate of the Tush Push has been one of the biggest topics at these meetings at The Breakers with some strong opinions on both sides. The Eagles have obviously been pushing hard (no pun intended) to keep a play that has been huge for them and hasn’t worked nearly as well for other teams.
“You guys know my opinion on it,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said on Tuesday morning ahead of the scheduled vote. “I’m not going to continue to dive into it. My opinion is very well documented and I won’t continue to dive into that. I think maybe that’s why there’s so many cameras here today to talk about that. I still stand where I stood when we talked at the Combine. We’ll see how it goes down. Have I been lobbying? I’ve talked to a couple people, yeah. We’ll see how it goes today.”
Jameis Winston hoping to be part of ‘paradigm shift’ for Giants: ‘I saw that window of opportunity open’ – Erich Edholm, NFL.com
Despite being the backup, Winston wants to bring change to New York.
Jameis Winston said he wanted an opportunity to play this season, and the New York Giants apparently provided him the best opportunity for that — even with a more accomplished quarterback now on the roster.
The Giants introduced Winston to the media on Monday, and Winston explained the thought process behind signing a two-year deal with the Giants coming off their 3-14 campaign in 2024. The only remaining QB from last season is Tommy DeVito.
“This team is looking for a complete paradigm shift,” Winston said. “This team is looking to make a splash, and it’s no better place to do it with no greater calling to do right here in New York City being a New York football Giant.”
The Giants, of course, also later signed veteran QB Russell Wilson, and the pre-draft presumption is that Wilson is the early leader for the starting role in New York.
After all, Wilson has started 11 or more games in each of his 13 NFL seasons, even while joining his third team in four years. Winston has started only 17 games total over his past five seasons and hasn’t been a full-time starter since 2019 with the Buccaneers.
“My initial vision, approaching this offseason, was to find an opportunity that gave me either a starting role or a bridge opportunity to be a starting quarterback,” Winston said, “and I believe this situation is a situation that looks similar.
“Whether it’s a veteran quarterback that I have to compete with and help serve and help make better for this team or it’s a quarterback from college who I have to help get better, I have to compete with and serve.”
Commanders: Jayden Daniels to polish his dual-threat tools – John Keim, ESPN
Washington’s QB wants to hone his craft this offseason.
PALM BEACH, Fla., — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels used his legs to escape trouble and make big plays as a rookie. But that’s not what stood out to the Commanders — and it’s why they’re excited about what he’ll do for an encore.
“He’s established the throwing side. If he wasn’t a dynamic runner, he’d still be an excellent quarterback,” Washington coach Dan Quinn said at the NFL’s annual league meeting.
As Daniels and the Commanders prepare for his second season — they begin spring workouts April 21 — the question will be how he improves upon his rookie season. And how to do so while defenses study how to defend him better.
Daniels was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and finished seventh in MVP voting. He achieved those feats because of his dual-threat ability. But, though Daniels ran for 891 yards and six touchdowns, it was his ability as a passer that helped elevate his play — as well as Washington’s.
But his legs increased his playmaking ability.
“He adds the value of mobility and being outside the pocket and creating scrambles to run and on scrambles to pass,” Quinn said. “Teams wanted to try a certain unique thing, a spy or what have you, but we’ll just continue to look at that as we progress.”
“We thought he made a lot of improvement extending plays,” Quinn said. “Early on in the season, they were extending to run, and then now they got extending to throw the ball down the field. But for him, the footwork, that’s one thing I know he’s going to dig in hard on this year.”
