The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with linebacker Denzel Perryman on a new contract.
Perryman, who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Bolts, is back in the Powder Blue for a second-straight season. In his first season back with the Chargers in 2024, he continued to be one of the hardest-hitting linebackers in the NFL, totaling 55 tackles (39 solo), a sack and two tackles for loss in the regular season. A former second-round pick of the Chargers in the 2015 NFL Draft (48th overall), Perryman was a mainstay on the NFL's top scoring defense in 2024, as the Bolts allowed just 17.7 points per game.
With the Chargers, Perryman has started 63-of-81 career games played with the Bolts, totaling 404 tackles (289 solo), 28 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and a recovery. Following the team's 2016 overtime win over Atlanta, Perryman was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after he picked off a pass in the fourth quarter to set up a game-tying field goal before posting a tackle for loss on fourth down in overtime to force a turnover.
After his first stint with the Chargers, Perryman played two seasons in Las Vegas (2021-22), earning a Pro Bowl selection following his first season with the Raiders. That year, he ranked sixth in the NFL with 154 tackles and tied for No. 3 among all defenders with 102 solo stops, both setting career highs. For his career, Perryman has started 99-of-119 career regular-season games, totaling 710 tackles (483 solo), 7.5 sacks, five interceptions, 53 tackles for loss, 14 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three recoveries.
Perryman was a two-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at the University of Miami, playing four seasons for the Hurricanes (2011-14). As a senior, he was a finalist for the Butkus Award, which annually recognizes the top linebacker in college football, and also was named an Associated Press third-team All-American. He totaled 351 tackles at Miami, leading the team as a senior (110) and junior (108). Perryman added 4.5 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions in his 47 career games (37 starts).
The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with linebacker Denzel Perryman. Perryman has recorded 717 career tackles and 7.5 sacks. In the 2024 season, he recorded 55 tackles and 1 sack.
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