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One NFC contender was not impressed with the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban all acts of pushing, pulling or lifting a ball carrier in the NFL.
True to head coach Dan Campbell’s form, the Detroit Lions were among the 10 teams who voted against the Packers — and sided with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles — during the NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The proposal needed a 75% vote to pass, and the final verdict was reportedly 22 for and 10 against (45.5%).
In an almost poetic twist of fate, the Packers lost to the Eagles 22-10 in the wild-card round of last year’s NFC playoffs.
Detroit never faced the Eagles in 2024 despite finishing as the conference’s No. 1 overall seed. The Lions will play Philly this coming regular season, however, traveling to LIncoln Financial Field in Week 11 on Sunday Night Football.
The Lions, known for their fearless, rugged approach under Campbell, stayed very on brand by voting to keep Philly’s famous (and supremely dominant) play in the game. While not all 10 teams who voted against the Packers’ proposal have been announced, insider Adam Schefter of ESPN also named the Patriots, Ravens and Jets as teams that also sided with the Eagles.
While it was the owners — not the coaches or players — who ultimately had the final say on Green Bay’s proposal, the fact that Campbell, Mike Vrabel, Aaron Glenn and John Harbaugh are in the Eagles’ corner checks out. Campbell, Vrabel and Glenn are all hard-nosed, former NFL players, and Harbaugh has one of the more famous last names in football history.
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