Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu won't be suspended for repeated violations of the rule against hip-drop tackles, the NFL announced Tuesday night.

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.

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 polic

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