Frankie Luvu
| No. 50 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 19, 1996 Tafuna, American Samoa | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Tafuna (Tafuna, American Samoa) | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2019 | |||||||||||
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Frankie Luvu (born September 19, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State. Luvu was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Professional career
Luvu was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[1] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on September 8, 2018.[4]
On October 14, 2019, Luvu was waived by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2019.[6]
Personal life
Frankie Luvu is of Fijian descent through his father and of American Samoan descent through his mother.[7]
References
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 4, 2018). "Jets Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 2, 2018). "Jets Sign Four Players to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Eric (September 8, 2018). "Jets Promote OLB Luvu to Active Roster, Waive FB Thomas". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 14, 2019). "Jets TE Chris Herndon Returns to Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 1, 2019). "Jets Sign LB Frankie Luvu, Place LB Blake Cashman on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Cougs: Erik Coleman loves what he's seeing from Frankie Luvu". 247sports. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.