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Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu will be on the field for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions after appealing his one-game suspension, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Luvu was suspended one game without pay by the NFL for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players. His latest setback came Sunday night when he made his third hip tackle of the season in Washington’s 38-14 loss to Seattle.
Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) runs onto the field before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 5, 2025. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)
He was previously fined in weeks 4 and 8.
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League officials pointed to Rule 12, Section 2, Article 18 (a)(b), which states: “It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring a runner to the ground: (a) catches the runner with one or both hands or wraps the runner with both arms;
But on Tuesday, the league announced that after hearing Luvu’s appeal, the suspension had been reduced to a $100,000 fine.
Washington Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) and linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) on the field before the start of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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“Hearing Officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA, has reduced the one-game suspension of Washington’s Frankie Luvu to a $100,000 fine. Luvu is eligible to play Sunday,” Michael Signora, NFL senior vice president of football and international communications, said in a social media post.
Luvu stood to lose his game day check worth $508,833.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) passes the ball defended by Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) during the second quarter of the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 27, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
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Luvu is in his second year with the Commanders. He proved to be a reliable tackler in 2024, appearing in all 17 games and recording 99 tackles, eight sacks, seven assists and one interception.
In nine games this season, he has 50 tackles, two sacks, two assists and a forced fumble.
