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This NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles employed quite a controversial tactic on their quarterback sneaks, having players line up behind star quarterback Jalen Hurts and push him forward over the line of scrimmage to ensure he gets the positive yardage required. But it looks like the NFL is considering a rule change that would make this practice illegal.

According to a report from NFL reporter Mark Maske of The Washington Post, NFL executive Troy Vincent said that the league’s competition committee has already had discussions about the controversial quarterback push play.

“The NFL’s Troy Vincent said the competition committee had a discussion today of offensive teams having players push the quarterback on QB sneaks. The topic will continue to be reviewed during the offseason, Vincent said,” Maske wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

Judy Battista of NFL.com added a little more context to the news, providing an argument for why some teams might want the controversial play to continue to be allowed.

“Troy Vincent said committee discussed QB push/sneak at length. Will revisit the topic at later meeting next month. Some argued it should be allowed and anticipate more offensive plays springing from it,” Battista said in a tweet.

Plenty more people had some thoughts on the potential change with some supporting the proposal and some against it.

We’ll have to wait and see whether the league decides to change the rule or keep it the same for another season.

[Mark Maske]