"Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was suspended without pay for one game after repeated violations of the rule against hip-drop tackles. Luvu will appeal the ruling, a source said. If he loses it could cost him more than half a million dollars. The NFL ruled that Luvu violated the policy again in Sunday night's 38-14 loss to Seattle while making a tackle in the first quarter on receiver Jackson Smith-Njigba."
"It was Luvu's third time being fined for a hip-drop tackle, leading him to become the first player suspended under this rule. He was fined for violating the policy after Weeks 4 and 8. If the suspension holds then he would forfeit a game check worth $508,333. He would also miss Washington's game against Detroit on Sunday, but could return the following week when the Commanders play Miami in Madrid."
"According to a press release from the NFL, Luvu was cited for violating a rule intended to "protect the health and safety of players." The rule states that it's a violation if a player uses a technique to tackle a player in which he "grabs the runner with one or both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and unweights himself by swiveling or dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and/or trapping the runner's leg(s) at or below the knee.""
Frankie Luvu was suspended without pay for one game for repeated hip-drop tackle violations and will appeal. The suspension follows fines after Weeks 4 and 8 and a third violation during a loss to Seattle. If upheld, the suspension would cost Luvu a $508,333 game check and force him to miss the Commanders' game against Detroit, with potential return the following week in Madrid. Previous fines totaled $23,186 and $46,372. The NFL cited a safety rule banning a technique that unweights the tackler and lands on or traps the runner's legs at or below the knee. The team has lost four consecutive games.
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