NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gave his input on the controversy surrounding the tush push and the discussion of its potential ban at the NFL owners meetings.

The NFL has delayed a decision on the controversial "tush push" play used by the Philadelphia Eagles. A decision could come at May league meetings.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie sounded off about the NFL potentially banning the tush push, saying if it wasn't a safe play, they wouldn't be running it.

A number of rule-change proposals were up for vote on Tuesday at the league's annual spring meeting, with a potential ban on the Philadelphia Eagles' infamous "tush push" headlining the list. Many fans—and many who are directly involved with other NFL teams—have viewed the Eagles' variation on the quarterback sneak as an unfair competitive advantage.

NFL owners had been set to vote on the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push play, but the proposal was tabled until May.

Matt LaFleur says the tush push isn’t a “football play" and focuses on undocumented safety concerns when explaining his opposition to the Eagles

The rule change that would have banned the tush push was tabled. If coach Mike Macdonald's comments are any indications, it's clear how the Seahawks voted.

The NFL owners voted Tuesday at the annual meetings to table further discussions on the “tush push” before deciding whether it will be banned. Falcons CEO and competition committee chairman Rick McKay said discussions took about 30-40 minutes.

Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie wasn't about to accept the proposal to ban the Tush Push play that has worked so successfully for his team over the last three years. The Green Bay Packers ' proposal to ban the play,