Texans’ Denzel Perryman suspended 3 games after NFL deems hits illegal

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Houston Texans defender Denzel Perryman will miss the next three games. The veteran linebacker was suspended for repeated violations of play safety rules during the Texans' upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

Perryman will not be paid during the three-game suspension. He is allowed to file an appeal.

The 30-year-old was penalized for unnecessary roughness after delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase in the fourth quarter.

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Denzel Perryman of the Texans runs out of the tunnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at NRG Stadium on Nov. 5, 2023, in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"You were involved in a play that the league considers a serious violation of the playing rules," Jon Runyan, NFL vice president of football operations, told Perryman in a letter. 

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Runyan also argued that Perryman did not have to deliver the forceful hit. 

"You lowered your head and delivered a forcible blow to the shoulder and then the head/neck area of the receiver. You had unobstructed path to your opponent and the illegal contact could have been avoided."

Denzel Perryman of the Texans runs across the field during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at NRG Stadium on Nov. 5, 2023, in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Perryman has had six violations for similar personal fouls in his career. The league fined him earlier this season for his actions in a game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman makes in