Denzel Perryman goes from Top 10 Linebacker to arrested for multiple weapons violations in 7 days
On July 26, Analyst for NFL Network, Manti Te'o, ranked Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman as the 9th-best linebacker in the league to enter the 2025 NFL season. A week later, we hear Perryman is arrested for possession of an assault weapon–his first felony charge.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ Sports that Perryman was picked up by the South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station officers on Friday evening. He was booked on a felony charge of possessing an assault weapon.
Two
AR rifles
and three handguns
On August 2, ABC7 Los Angeles reported that Denzel Perryman was taken into custody just after 9.30 p.m. in Inglewood after deputies pulled him over along Manchester Avenue and Hindry. The police stopped the 32-year-old on his way to the gun range.
When they searched his car, they found two AR rifles and three handguns in his trunk. The rifles are illegal in California(stringent gun control laws). TMZ Sports reported that as of Saturday morning, Perryman was still in jail.
He is due in court on Tuesday.
Linebacker was extremely cooperative with deputies
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports – 'NFL player, Denzel Perryman, was arrested by South Los Angeles Station deputies on Friday, August 1, 2025. Deputies conducted a traffic stop of Mr. Perryman's vehicle for vehicle code violations. During their investigation, Mr. Perryman was arrested for multiple weapons violations. Mr. Perryman was extremely cooperative with deputies throughout the investigation.
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Seven reasons why Denzel Perryman was a Top 10 Linebacker
According to NFL Analyst Manti Te'o, Denzel Perryman ranked as the 9th-best linebacker in the league. Te'o, a former Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, enlisted the following seven reasons:
Perryman plays like Ray Lewis(former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and Hall of Famer)
Uncanny ability to sit while the ball is snapped, then shoot out of a cannon and meet the ball in the backfield
2025 would be the linebacker's 11th NFL season
Underrated player due to a lengthy injury history
In 2021, the linebacker logged 154 tackles
Pro Bowl with the Las Vegas Raiders
Reliable, hard-nosed, and hard-hitting defender.
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