Sadly all good things come to an end and this is his last season under contract and his long list of injuries may cause the Chargers to look in a different direction at the middle linebacker position for now and into the offseason.
Short-term solutions
First, let’s look at the now, the Chargers just ended a six-game winning streak, the run defense had been slowly improving week in and week out, but with Perryman out the Chargers run defense has taken a traumatic blow.
Hayes Pullard looked slightly impressive during his time out there, being quick to the line of scrimmage to stuff rushing lanes.