Los Angeles Chargers star Denzel Perryman arrested on felony charge after he is found with five weapons

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman was arrested on Friday night in California on a felony charge after he was found with five weapons in his car. 

Perryman was detained by the Los Angeles deputies after a traffic stop found that the weapons were in his car. 

Perryman was described as 'extremely cooperative with deputies throughout the investigation,' per USA Today. 

'NFL player, Denzel Perryman, was arrested by South Los Angeles Station deputies on Friday, August 1, 2025,' a police statement read to the outlet. '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.'

Per TMZ, Perryman is still in jail and expected in court on Tuesday. 

Perryman was allegedly on the way to the gun range when cops searched his car and found he had a pair of AR rifles and three handguns in his trunk. The rifles were allegedly non-compliant, which is illegal in California. 

The Chargers have not publicly commented on the situation, with head coach Jim Harbaugh likely being asked about it during his next press availability during training camp. This is Perryman's first felony charge. 

Perryman has been in the NFL since 2015 and is now in his second stint with the Chargers after the team drafted him a decade ago.   

The 32-year-old played in San Diego and Los Angeles from 2015 to 2020 before bouncing around the league with the Texans and Raiders before ending up back with the Chargers before the start of last season. 

Perryman has one Pro Bowl appearance in his career, in 2021 with Las Vegas. That season, Perryman had 154 total tackles in his 15 games played. 

The Chargers are looking to build on a playoff appearance last season in their second year with Harbaugh as their head coach.