US EditionCommanders' Frankie Luvu Expresses Relief After 1-Game Suspension Is Reduced to Fine
Frankie Luvu's suspension for repeated hip-drop tackles was overturned to a $100,000 fine, allowing him to play in Week 10 after three violations this season.
- On Tuesday, Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu had his one-game suspension overturned and was fined $100,000.
- Repeated hip-drop violations in Weeks 4, 8 and 9 prompted league discipline, with Frankie Luvu committing his third illegal tackle on Jaxson Smith-Njigba under the 2024 hip-drop tackle rule.
- The tackle came with 7:55 left in the first quarter, according to NFL Network, and Per ESPN, Luvu was previously fined $23,182 and $46,372 and started all nine games this season.
- The decision preserves a starting linebacker for a depleted Washington defense as Luvu will be eligible to play Sunday against the Detroit Lions, with three other starters on injured reserve.
- The suspension had been imposed on Nov. 3 and carried a large game-check penalty of $508,333; Derrick Brooks, hearing officer, heard the appeal.
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Commanders' Frankie Luvu expresses relief after 1-game suspension is reduced to fine
With quarterback Jayden Daniels out long term and the defense also ravaged by injuries, the Washington Commanders got one piece of good news when linebacker Frankie Luvu’s suspension for repeated hip-drop tackles was reduced to a $100,000 fine.
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thesportsleader.comCommanders LB Frankie Luvu wins appeal of 1-game suspension
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu successfully appealed his one-game suspension for a third hip-drop-tackle violation, getting the punishment reduced on Tuesday to a $100,000 fine.
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