Grant “The Engine” Mercer
- Playing style
- Powerful runner with fearless short yardage instincts
- Personality
- Commanding, composed, relentlessly competitive
- In the club story
- Mercer called the franchise’s first legendary goal line surge

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · The Surge

One Yard Is Inevitable
Tush Push Nation began when a group of Philadelphia linemen decided that subtlety was wildly overrated. Their philosophy was gloriously simple: announce exactly where the football was going, invite the defence to stop it, and move the entire pile anyway. The franchise built The Surge as a monument to collective force, with steep stands that make every short yardage snap feel like an earthquake.
A massive illuminated yard marker hangs above midfield and flashes whenever the offence needs one final yard. The team became famous for converting impossible situations through discipline, leverage, and overwhelming unity. Their mascot, Surge, is an original stone rhinoceros wearing reinforced shoulder pads and driving forward behind five interlocking shields.
Every player touches those shields before entering the field. Tush Push Nation does not disguise its intentions. Everyone sees the formation, everyone knows the play, and everyone discovers that knowing what is coming does not make surviving it any easier.
Original characters from Tush Push Nation’s franchise story.
Week 1 · In progress · Sep 12, 11:30 AM PDT. Scores below are from this update. Current scores on Yahoo ↗
Sunday, September 13 preview: California Stoners versus Tush Push Nation. The advantage is useful, but 7.46 projected points leaves plenty of room for one explosive opponent performance.
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