Fear is at the heart of the campaign to ban the Tush Push, and most of those fears, at least the ones that executives, officials, and coaches around the NFL have expressed publicly, don’t have much merit.

The Packers also used the Tush Push against the Eagles, converting on both attempts in the wild-card playoff game, which the Eagles won 22-10 on Jan. 12. The Packers also used tight end Tucker Kraft on the play instead of QB Jordan Love.

While the NFL owners agreed to table discussions about potentially banning the tush push, which became the Eagles calling card, the play continues to evoke strong opinions.

The Eagles also then had a high pick in Round 2 in the 2021 draft, which was used to select Landon Dickerson, who has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons.

The Philadelphia Eagles have built one of the deepest rosters across the NFL, and the franchise’s recent rookie classes played a starring role in last season’s Super Bowl championship.

ESPN analytics ranked the 15 most likely selections at 32nd overall for the Eagles, and Donovan Ezeiruaku was the NFL Draft pick for Philadelphia