According to Ian Rapoport, the NFL has suspended Texans LB Denzel Perryman three games for repeated violations of the league’s rule against initiating contact with the helmet.
Rapoport says the league has hit Perryman with seven violations of the helmet foul this season.
Broncos S Kareem Jackson was also suspended for repeated violations of this rule, having an initial four-game suspension appealed down to two.
It’s clear this is an area the league is making a point to emphasize this season, with hefty fines and now suspensions.
Perryman, 30, was a second-round pick of the Chargers back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year, $4.776 million contract before returning to the Chargers on a two-year, $12 million deal in 2019.
Perryman later agreed to a restructured contract that paid him up to $6,487,500 for the 2020 season. Perryman signed a two-year, $6 million deal with the Panthers in 2021 but was traded to the Raiders in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round pick.
He finished his contract and signed on with the Texans as an unrestricted free agent.
In 2023, Perryman has appeared in six games for the Texans and recorded 41 total tackles, four tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks.
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