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Chargers rookie, out with hamstring injury, chided for playing dodgeball

Frank Schwab
·NFL writer

It should probably go without saying that if you're not healthy enough to participate in NFL offseason practices, it's not the best idea to go all out in a charity dodgeball tournament.

It shouldn't comes as a surprise that the San Diego Chargers weren't happy to see rookie linebacker Denzel Perryman, who has been sitting out practices with a hamstring injury, getting crazy during the Fox Sports San Diego Dodgeball Tournament along with many other Chargers.

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The difference between Perryman and his teammates at the dodgeball tournament is that his teammates are healthy enough to participate in their day jobs.

"It's been discussed," Chargers coach Mike McCoy said, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "That's all I'm going to say. I've discussed it with him. That's it. You've got to get past these tests here before you do all of that stuff."

You can picture the steam coming out of McCoy's ears as you read that.

Perryman wasn't cleared for any team drills in the four OTA practices through Monday, when McCoy addressed Perryman's cameo with the Globo-Gym team.

Perryman looked pretty spry on the dodgeball video, which McCoy watched according to the Union-Tribune. That's great, considering the Chargers were hoping to get an athletic run-stopper with their second-round pick, but they'd probably rather see that athleticism on the football field soon.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdowncorner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!