On his way to a second-team All-Pro selection last season, Frankie Luvu lined up at a traditional off-ball linebacker spot on 65 percent of the Washington Commanders' defensive snaps. When he wasn’t in the box, the eighth-year star was usually on the line, at an edge position outside the offensive tackle.
The Commanders’ defense changed in 2025. Adam Peters chose not to re-sign the club’s leading pass rusher, Dante Fowler Jr., bringing free agents Jacob Martin, Von Miller, and eventually Preston Smith to help fill that void.
Then, in short order, the Commanders lost their top three defensive ends — Dorance Armstrong Jr.