"Luvu had appealed a ruling that he would be suspended one game, costing him a game check worth $508,333. Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, heard the appeal. But Luvu was fined $100,000. Luvu will play vs. Detroit Sunday. The Commanders (3-6) have lost four consecutive games. 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 vs. receiver Jackson Smith-Njigba."
"According to a press release from the NFL cited Luvu 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 appealed a one-game suspension for repeated hip-drop tackles and had the appeal heard by Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA. The league rescinded the suspension and instead imposed a $100,000 fine. Luvu had been fined previously after Weeks 4 and 8 ($23,186 and $46,372) and would have lost a game check worth $508,333 if suspended. The NFL cited a rule intended to protect player safety that prohibits dropping the hips to land on or trap a runner's legs at or below the knee. Luvu will play vs. Detroit; Washington’s defense has multiple injuries, including Marshon Lattimore's torn ACL.
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