The NFL has suspended Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman for three games for violating the league’s rules on initiating contact with the helmet, the league announced on Tuesday.
Perryman’s suspension comes after recording a total of six helmet-to-helmet infractions in his career that include Sunday’s violation against Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase in the Texans’ 30–27 victory against Cincinnati. With 4:07 to play in the contest, Perryman was assessed an unnecessary roughness penalty for lowering his helmet and delivering a “forcible blow to the shoulder” to Chase’s head and neck area.
Jon Runyan, NFL vice president of football operations, said Perryman “obstructed” Chase’s path and that his “illegal contact could have been avoided.”
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