Commanders' Frankie Luvu hopes NFL bans 'cheapo' tush push play - ESPN

It should come as no surprise that Frankie Luvu hopes NFL owners vote to ban the tush push when they meet this week.

The Washington Commanders linebacker was penalized on three consecutive snaps in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game when he dove prematurely over the line in an attempt to stop the Philadelphia Eagles from scoring a touchdown on their signature short-yardage play. After the third penalty, referee Shawn Hochuli announced, «Washington has been advised that at some point the referee can award a score if this type of behavior happens again.»

Luvu was asked Monday about the play, which is expected to be discussed again by owners in Eagan, Minnesota, when they meet Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The proposal, submitted by the Green Bay Packers, was tabled last month at the NFL's annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. Sources told ESPN's Kalyn Kahler that the vote was split 16-16 among NFL teams. Twenty-four votes are needed for a proposal to pass.

«My personal opinion? I think they should ban it,» Luvu said in an interview with «Good Morning Football» on NFL Network. «But I know the argument's going to be about, 'Hey, you guys have to stop it. Don't get us in short yardage,' and whatnot.

»But it's kind of like a cheapo play.… That's pretty much a scrum in rugby. That's how I kind of look at it. And we've got to have a scrum, too, on the other side. And the scrum is, we have a cadence where we all go at once. It's not like you hard count and this and that, where now you're getting us — or myself — jumping over the pile thinking that you're going to snap the ball. That's just my own personal opinion, and I'm going to leave it at that."

The play, which features two or three players lining up behind