He’s a solid two-down defender (at least), and knows that part of his role will be to help a young group of players on his side of the ball, drawing from his experience from six years with the Chargers (including one year with Thomas Davis).

Perryman’s got the easy manner of a guy used to directing traffic, and he talked excitedly about getting in the mix with young players such as Jeremy Chinn, Brian Burns, and Derrick Brown.

“As a veteran player, younger guys will gravitate toward me, pick my brain a little, so coming in and bringing that leadership role, hopefully I can help turn this thing around,” Perryman said. “This could be something special, you just named three guys who are playmakers on this defense. And not to sound arrogant, but adding more playmakers to the defense. Being an older guy, I can