Yes there was, it was never called, and very hard to officiate. The refs were the ones who asked the rule to be taken away.
But this rule is not the same as the one that was repealed 20 years ago.
But this rule is not the same as the one that was repealed 20 years ago.
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Pulling is also tough to spot and rarely called. Yet that rule stuck around.
And the packets don't want to put the rule back in. They're fine with pushing the ball carrier, they just want to specifically ban the way the eagles do it.
As for your argument about GB specifically targeting this play, I get it. I'd just be in favor of the whole act being banned.
That's the whole reason the rule was done away with