2017: Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 4 to open the season after suffering an ankle injury in the first preseason game vs. Seattle (Aug. 13)…Began practicing after being designated for return on Oct. 18…Activated on Nov. 7…Appeared in seven games with six starts and was inactive for another…Posted 51 tackles (29 solo), two tackles for loss, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Returned from injury to start at ILB, playing 46 defensive snaps…Led the team with 11 tackles (eight solo), a tackle for loss and a pass defensed…Made his first stop of the season five minutes into the game, tackling RB Leonard Fournette for no gain on an off-tackle run…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Started at OLB, finishing with five tackles (three solo) on 44 defensive plays…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Started at OLB and played 50 snaps on defense…Totaled six tackles (four solo)…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Opened the game at OLB and played 57 snaps on defense…Recovered the first fumble of his career and registered 10 tackles (three solo), including a tackle for loss…Recovered the fumble forced by DE Joey Bosa on a strip-sack in the fourth quarter…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Opened the game at ILB for the 25th start of his career, finishing with 10 tackles (four solo)…It marked back-to-back 10-tackle games…Appeared on 39 plays on defense…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Started at OLB and played 23 defensive snaps…Assisted on two tackles before departing with a hamstring injury…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Inactive (hamstring)…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Appeared on 15 defensive snaps, finishing with four solo tackles and a pass defensed.
2016: Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in a Week 7 overtime win against the Falcons: Seven tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss and an INT…Voted by fans as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week as his INT set up a late fourth quarter game-tying field goal and he posted a tackle for loss in overtime on fourth-and-one to give the ball to the offense on the Atlanta 43-yard line…Played in 12 games with 11 starts…Posted a team-high 80 tackles (54 solo), two sacks, the first INT of his career and a forced fumble…Added a tackle on special teams…Awards: AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7)…Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week…at Indianapolis (Sept. 25): Led the team with 10 tackles, including a three-yard sack in the second quarter on third-and-one to force a field goal attempt…vs. New Orleans (Oct. 2): Suffered a shoulder injury early in the second quarter and did not return…at Oakland (Oct. 9): Inactive (shoulder)…vs. Denver (Oct. 13): Posted a tackle for loss in the red zone to help force a Broncos field goal attempt…at Atlanta (Oct. 23): Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts and was voted by fans as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week…Posted seven tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss and an INT while playing through a shoulder injury…Set up a late fourth quarter game-tying field goal with the first INT of his career…In overtime, posted a tackle for loss on fourth-and-one to give the offense the ball at the Atlanta 43-yard line…at Denver (Oct. 30): Suffered a hamstring injury in the first half and did not return…vs. Tennessee (Nov. 6): Inactive (hamstring)…at Houston (Nov. 27): Returned from a two-week absence with a hamstring injury to post 10 tackles…vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 4): Led the defense with 12 tackles…at Cleveland (Dec. 24): Posted a five-yard sack and a tackle for loss…Did not return after suffering a knee injury early in the fourth quarter…vs. Kansas City (Jan. 1): Inactive (knee).
2015: Started nine of 14 games played as a rookie, finishing second on the team with 95 tackles (72 solo)…Added two sacks, nine tackles for loss, a forced fumble and six tackles on special teams…vs. Detroit (Sept. 13): Made his NFL debut…at Cincinnati (Sept. 20): Posted five tackles on special teams, the most in a game by a Charger since 2011…at Green Bay (Oct. 18): Registered his first NFL start and posted a team-high nine tackles…vs. Oakland (Oct. 25): Suffered an arm injury in the first quarter and did not return…at Baltimore (Nov. 1): Inactive (arm)…vs. Kansas City (Nov. 22): Returned to action after missing two weeks with an arm injury, posting a 14-yard sack early in the fourth quarter…at Jacksonville (Nov. 29): Registered 12 tackles, including a tackle for loss…vs. Denver (Dec. 6): Led the defense with 15 tackles…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Posted a team-high nine tackles, including two tackles for loss…at Oakland (Dec. 24): Led the team with 15 tackles and posted a nine-yard sack in the first quarter…vs. Denver (Jan. 3): Paced the squad with 12 tackles.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2011-14) at Miami, finishing his career with 47 games played and 37 starts…Posted 351 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles and two INTs…Led the Hurricanes in tackles as a senior (110) and junior (108)…Three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection (first-team as a senior and junior by conference coaches, and first-team by Sporting News as a junior)…With 110 tackles (79 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, six passes defensed and an INT as a senior, earned third-team All-America honors from The Associated Press and was a Butkus Award finalist…Named an honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated as a junior, finishing the 2013 season with 108 tackles (69 solo) five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and three passes defensed…Received the team’s Hard Hitter Award and Defensive Most Valuable Player honors following his junior campaign…Posted 69 tackles (47 solo) as a true freshman to lead all ACC freshman…Added 6.5 tackles for loss, a sack and two forced fumbles in his first year.
PERSONAL: Given name Denzel Lamar Perryman…Nicknames are ‘DP,’ and ‘Prez’…Born in Miami, Fla. …Has two daughters, Ella, 4, and Evee, 2…His father, Desmond Sr., played linebacker and fullback at his alma mater, Coral Gables High…Older brother, Quintero Frierson, played at Coral Gables before playing at Rutgers and seeing action at linebacker in two seasons (2005-06)…Other elder brother, Desmond Jr., played for South Miami (Fla.) High before moving on to play at North Carolina Methodist…Younger brother, Derrius, wrapped up his Coral Gables career this past season…Hosted free youth football camps in his hometown…Studied sociology…High School: Earned Area Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior at Coral Gables (Fla.) High after registering 126 solo tackles…Finished his senior year with 137 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks and an INT that he returned for a TD…Racked up 105 tackles, four sacks and two INTs as a sophomore…Lettered four years in football, playing linebacker and tight end while also seeing action at kicker and punter…Lettered one year in basketball.
2015 Selected by San Diego Chargers in the second round (48th overall) of NFL Draft, May 1…Signed rookie contract, May 13.
2017 Placed on Reserve/Injured (ankle), Sept. 4…Transitioned to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return, Oct. 18…Activated from Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return, Nov. 7.
