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Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu will be on the field for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions after a successful appeal of 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 hiccup came on Sunday night when he made his third hip-drop tackle of the season during Washington’s 38-14 loss to Seattle.

He was previously fined in Weeks 4 and 8.

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) grabs the runner with one or both hands or

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