Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was the talk of the NFL during January’s NFC championship game. In an effort to stop the Eagles‘ famous “tush push,” Luvu attempted to time Philadelphia’s snap count, which led to him jumping over the line of scrimmage multiple times, drawing multiple penalties — and a warning.
Unsurprisingly, when the NFL considered banning the tush push, everyone wanted Luvu’s reaction.
“Man, uh (pause), my personal opinion? I think they should ban it,” Luvu said earlier this month during an episode of Good Morning Football. “I know the argument is going to be you guys have to stop it. I think they should ban it. It’s a cheat code play…….It’s pretty much a scrum in rugby.”
Here’s the entire sequence from January’s game between the Commanders and Eagles.
Good Morning to Tush Push fans & Tush Push fans only. Never forget the longest one 🍑 pic.twitter.com/ZIQu4TbNJ5
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 11, 2025
While there was plenty of momentum to ban the play, the Eagles won, with enough teams siding with them. However, NFL teams could revisit the issue next year.
So, with the Eagles allowed to use the tush push again in 2025, what does Luvu think?
“Uh…I’m just going to stand on, man, we just got to stop it,” Luvu told reporters at the Commanders’ OTAs this week. “I said what I said, but I just feel like at this point, tush push, whatever, we just gotta stop it. I’m gonna stick to that.”
Frankie Luvu on the “Tush Push” sticking around… #Commanders#Eaglespic.twitter.com/07FeA2EgsP
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) May 28, 2025
What was Luvu supposed to say? Deep down, do you think he cares if the tush push is banned? His mentality is like Dan Quinn’s: you must stop it, and every other team faces the same problem.
Eagles’ fans made Luvu an ultimate villain only because he jumped offsides multiple times to stop the play. Luvu is okay with being the villain. Besides, Philadelphia fans hate almost everyone. Can you imagine the reception Luvu will receive when the Commanders head to Philadelphia at the end of next season? It should be fun.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders’ LB Frankie Luvu understands they must stop the tush push