Panthers LB Frankie Luvu does everything, the Panthers are better for it

Carolina Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu is finally gaining some league-wide recognition. 

He recently earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors, and the team's defensive coordinator, Ejiro Evero, explained that Luvu is being rewarded because he does a little bit of everything on the field. 

He does it all,” Evero said. “We’re asking him to be a linebacker: off-the-ball linebacker, we’ve asked him to be an edge rusher, we’ve asked him to be a part of our pressure package. He wears so many hats, and now he’s got the green dot. And I can’t say enough good things about this player."

Evero continued: “He epitomizes everything you want in a football player. He’s tough, he’s smart, he plays with great effort, he plays with great physicality, he’s a great teammate. And he’s had a number of games this year where you can say, ‘Wow.’ And it’s great to see him get rewarded for it.”

The season Luvu is having can not be understated. 

After his 12 tackles and a sack performance against the Houston Texans, Luvu became the second player in Panthers’ history with three games of 10 or more tackles, a sack, and two tackles for loss.

The Panthers ask a lot of him. But he is a captain for a reason. And so far, Luvu has lived up to everything the franchise has asked of him this season.