Peyton Manning Used The ‘Tush Push’ In His Son’s Youth Football League, And Now It’s Banned

While the NFL can’t seem to decide if the “Tush Push” play should be legal or not, the youth football league that Peyton Manning’s son Marshall plays in has already made a ruling.

During this week’s edition of the “Manningcast” on ESPN, Peyton Manning explained how it all went down to his brother Eli and their guest Christian McCaffrey.

“Christian, the tush push, right? It’s all about who’s coaching it and how you execute, right?” Peyton said during the broadcast after the Eagles gained a first down using the controversial play.

“It’s not for everybody, right? The Eagles do it well, but so do the Cherry Creek Bruins, right? Arapaho Youth League, right?

“Watch the technique, right? We come in motion here, right? We bring Rider in motion. Marshall times the snap count and there it is. That’s how you get into the end zone, right?

“So look, that’s a well coached ball club.”

“Who coaches that Cherry Creek team?” Christian McCaffrey then asked tongue firmly planted in cheek. “They must be a genius. Who coaches that?”

“I’m telling you,” Peyton responded. “Look, it’s it’s all about the coaching, right? The players know how to execute.

“Eli, we were told after that play, the ref’s like, ‘Hey, you can’t do that.’

“I’m like, ‘The Eagles do it in the NFL.’

“He’s like, ‘This is not the NFL.’

“I’m like, ‘Oh, I thought seventh grade AYL Colorado Youth Football was the NFL.’ I was confused.

“But that was the last time we did it. They banned it in our league, but the NFL, you guys can still do it.”

I don’t know about you, but (a) I love that story, and (b) I had no idea how much Peyton Manning says the word “right” until I watched that video and typed out the transcript.