The NFL spent the offseason defining -- and then outlawing -- the dangerous hip-drop tackle with some level of conversation and controversy. In Week 1, there were no flags for such a tackle. But that ...

The NFL announced this offseason that it was banning the hip-drop tackle. The new rule states that this form of takedown is now a penalty, and will cost the defense 15 yards plus an automatic first ...

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was suspended one game without pay, following "repeated violations of playing rules that protect the safety and health of players," the NFL announced in a ...

The Denver Broncos won on Thursday Night Football to get to 8-2 on the season, and now look to maintain their division lead over the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. But, during the ...

Vikings running back Aaron Jones suffered an apparent lower-body injury on what looked like a clear hip-drop tackle from a Lions defender late in the first half of Thursday's game at U.S. Bank Stadium ...

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered a high-ankle sprain in Sunday night's loss to the Falcons. He will miss at least one game — and it'll likely be a multi-week absence, according to reports.

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary says the definition of a hip-drop tackle has changed considerably over the past few years and is adamant Mitch Kenny should not have been sent to the sin bin for a play that ...

The NFL levied a hefty punishment on a Washington Commanders veteran for his actions against Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Commanders linebacker ...

We have a first in NFL history: a suspension due to repeated violations of the “hip-drop tackle.” The final straw was a tackle on the Seattle Seahawks’ superstar Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Washington ...

The NFL fined Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu a second time for a hip-drop tackle. Luvu, whose base salary for this season is $9.125 million, will forfeit $46,372 for this week. He was not ...

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Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu is eligible to return to Washington’s active roster on Nov. 10 Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn The NFL suspended Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu one game ...