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The NFL suspended Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu for one game on Monday as he performed too many hip-drop tackles during the season.

The NFL said Luvu repeatedly committed violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players. He made his third hip-drop tackle of the season in Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, according to the league.

League officials pointed to Rule 12, Section 2, Article 18 (a)(b), which stated, “It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring a runner to the ground: (a) grabs the runner with one or both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and (b) unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and/or trapping the run

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