John Keim
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was suspended with out pay for one recreation after repeated violations of the rule in opposition to hip-drop tackles. Luvu will attraction the ruling, a supply stated. If he loses, it might price him greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars}.
The NFL dominated that Luvu violated the coverage once more in Sunday evening's 38-14 house loss to the Seattle Seahawks whereas making a deal with within the first quarter on extensive receiver Jackson Smith-Njigba.
It was Luvu's third time being fined for a hip-drop deal with, main him to grow to be the primary participant suspended beneath this rule. He was fined for violating the coverage after Weeks 4 and eight.
If the suspension holds, he would forfeit a recreation examine price $508,333. He additionally would miss Washington's house recreation in opposition to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, however he might return the next week when the Commanders play the Miami Dolphins in Madrid.
Luvu was fined $23,186 for his Week 4 violation and one other $46,372 after Week 8.
In accordance with a information launch from the NFL, Luvu was cited for violating a rule supposed to “defend the well being and security of gamers.” The rule states that it is a violation if a participant makes use of a way to deal with a participant through which he “grabs the runner with one or each fingers or wraps the runner with each arms; and unweights himself by swiveling or dropping his hips and/or decrease physique, touchdown on and/or trapping the runner's leg(s) at or beneath the knee.”
If Luvu would not play, it might be yet one more blow to the Commanders, who've misplaced 4 consecutive video games, together with the previous three by a mixed 67 factors.
Beginning cornerback Marshon Lattimore suffered a season-ending torn ACL versus the Seahawks. Three different defensive starters are also on injured reserve: security Will Harris and ends Deatrich Clever Jr. and Dorance Armstrong.
