Bills' Josh Allen defends controversial 'tush push' play despite his team voting to ban it

Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy and James Jones react to the Tush Push staying put after a proposal to ban the call failed by two votes during the NFL spring meetings.

Josh Allen is not seeing eye-to-eye with his own team about one of the biggest controversies in the sport.

The Buffalo Bills were one of 22 teams to vote to ban the tush push – 24 were needed to officially make the play illegal.

However, the quarterback himself, who has a knack for finding the end zone with his legs himself, said he believes that it should remain a part of the game.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, #17, rushes for a touchdown during the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens in a 2025 AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium. (Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

"I'm a big believer in if you can't stop it, keep running it, right?" Allen told Sports Illustrated. 

"I think that there's a few teams that do it better than others, but then you look at a few teams that try to do it, and it doesn't have the same success. Because, one, they maybe don't practice it enough or, two, they don't have the guys to do it. And just because a couple teams do it better than others, I don't feel like it should be banned. 

"I understand the merit of what it brings, and so I don't really sway one way or the other. I try to play the game based on the interpretation of the rules. And if that was the rule that was passed, you know, we'll find a different way. But I feel like if you can use it to your benefit, use it to your benefit. If you don't like it, my advice is to stop it, you know?"

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, #17, scores a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half at