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11:05 AM PT -- Denzel Perryman's tells TMZ his team is "still gathering facts and will fully cooperate with the process" following his arrest on Friday.

He adds ... "Denzel is a respected veteran in the NFL and a dedicated father, teammate, and professional. While we do not take this situation lightly, we remain confident that the matter will be resolved fairly and in accordance with the law."

Denzel Perryman, a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, was arrested on Friday in Los Angeles, TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement sources ... the NFL player was picked up by the South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station officers Friday evening and booked on a felony charge of possessing an assault weapon.

We're told he was en route to the gun range when cops searched his car and found he had 2 AR rifles and 3 handguns in his trunk -- with the rifles being non-compliant, which is illegal in California.

Micah Parsons' time with the Cowboys could be done ... the star NFL pass rusher announced he requested a trade out of Dallas, citing Jerry Jones and the organization's unwillingness to negotiate a new contract.

The four-time Pro Bowler dropped a three-page statement on social media, explaining that he initially wanted to remain in Big D, but changed his mind after his agent attempted to discuss a long-term deal with the team on multiple occasions.

Parsons said the team was "radio silent."

WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu's had plenty of great moments over the course of her career in the league -- and we think her 2024 wedding counts as one of them!

The New York Liberty's point guard tied the knot with Hroniss Grasu in Laguna Beach, California ... and a few figures with ties to the NBA were at the party, too!

We're going to take a look into the background of the basketball player's husband and see what led the two all the way to the altar.

Grasu's been a football player ever since his youth, and he joined the roster of the University of Oregon -- which Ionescu also attended -- in 2010.

Grasu was part of the squad that won the Rose Bowl twice, and he went on to become a third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft.

The professional football player spent a total of seven seasons in the NFL as a center, and he played for several teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.

Grasu was most recently with the Las Vegas Raiders, where he was traded in 2021 and remained until 2023.

Ionescu and Grasu let their fans know about their relationship in 2021, when they went Instagram official as a couple.

The pair dated for two more years until the professional football player got down on one knee and proposed to the athlete, which she documented on her Instagram account.

The point guard later shared a video on her TikTok account, telling her fans she was "completely shocked and caught off guard" by her partner's proposal.

Ionescu then added Grasu had "played it off so well" prior to popping the big question, and recalled she "couldn’t stop taking pictures with my ring" in the hours following the proposal.

The athletes made things official between them at their wedding ceremony, which was attended by Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally, Vanessa Bryant, and former NBA power forward and center Pau Gasol, according to ESPN.

Ionescu made several comments about her wedding in an interview with People, and described the event as "the highlight" of her offseason.

The athlete and her husband, both of whom are of Romanian heritage, had "25 to 30" of their extended family members flown to America for the special occasion.

Roger Goodell provided a positive health update on the NFL employee who was shot in Monday's mass shooting in New York City, saying the young man is in stable condition and is showing signs of improvement.

The NFL Commissioner gave his first interview since the tragedy with NBC's Mike Tirico, days after Shane Tamura gunned down four people at 345 Park Avenue, where the NFL's headquarters are located.

NFL employee Craig Clementi was shot in the back during the attack ... and has been recovering at a local hospital. Goodell said he visited CC in the hospital on Wednesday.

Brett Favre says he was floored when Deion Sanders revealed this week he battled bladder cancer ... but the legendary quarterback tells TMZ Sports he's grateful Coach Prime's "prognosis looks good."

At a press conference on Monday, Sanders announced he had his bladder removed after doctors found a malignant tumor on it. Fortunately, his medical team said they caught everything in time, and the Colorado head coach is now cancer-free.

Favre -- who played with Sanders in the NFL for one season in Atlanta -- said the whole ordeal "totally shocked" him, though he couldn't have been happier to hear his old friend is going to be OK.

Harrison Butker's wife, Isabelle, may have some competition for her man -- from none other than the world’s most powerful man -- President Donald Trump called the Chiefs kicker "a good-looking sucker!"

Trump made the comment during an event at the White House on Thursday, in which he announced the Presidential Fitness Test would be making a return to schools across the country.

"Handsome guy, by the way," Trump said. "Usually not my thing, but he's a good-looking sucker."

Cordarrelle Patterson isn't moping about getting released from the Pittsburgh Steelers this week ... but he IS mopping.

The NFL vet took to his Instagram to post a late-night story Wednesday ... letting his followers know his life now consists of household chores instead of resting his body for training camp.

He also included a shameless tag of the cleaning company he was using ... perhaps a sponsorship will help him keep food on the table?? We kid, the guy has made nearly $43 million on the field in his career.

Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios are still together -- so says the social media star herself -- shutting down breakup rumors in a 20-minute video message aimed at the trolls!

The TikTok star addressed the fake news on her "Hot Mess" podcast, responding to social media gossip suggesting the famed couple split after she was seen out without the Houston Texans receiver.

"It's so funny," Earle said on Wednesday.

Ask and you shall receive -- Marlon Humphrey and the Baltimore Ravens' plea to get swimming tips from Michael Phelps paid off ... 'cause the Olympic legend just said he's down to give them some lessons!!

Humphrey -- who agreed to a five-year extension with Baltimore in 2020 -- posted the initial request to his Instagram ... showing him and several of his teammates in the new recovery pool at the Under Armour Performance Center.

It was pretty funny ... with Humphrey, Ronnie Stanley, Kyle Hamilton and Charlie Kolar all urging the Olympic swimmer to help show them the ropes.

Shannon Sharpe opened up Wednesday evening on his ESPN ousting ... and he sure didn't sound like a guy who's all that torn up over the split.

The NFL legend said on his "Nightcap" podcast he's "at peace with" the network's decision to give him the axe following his settlement with his rape accuser ... explaining, "They did what they felt they needed to do."

He did, though, say he wished ESPN had waited until next week to leak the news -- so his brother, Sterling, could get all of the attention this weekend for his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his wife, Nicole, are making sure kids in the Carolinas are ready to get their education on ... by donating more than 38,000 backpacks stuffed with supplies for the upcoming school year.

Classroom Central -- the beneficiary of the donation -- made the announcement on Wednesday ... saying the move helps "strengthen a decade-long partnership to promote equity in education across the Carolinas."

Karen Calder -- executive director of Classroom Central -- said it is the largest backpack contribution in the org.'s history.

Tom Brady gave his thoughts on Tuesday on how to be a great father ... and it sure seemed like some of his words contained a few veiled jabs at his ex, Gisele Bundchen.

Brady penned the lengthy message about parenting for his "199" newsletter ... in what appeared to be an attempt to give advice to British Open champion Scottie Scheffler on how to balance being a dad as well as an athletic G.O.A.T.

Brady said while it's tough to be away from family in order to be an elite athlete -- he stated the work on the field is actually part of what makes pro competitors great parents.

Demented trolls are poking fun at one of the NYC shooter's victims this week ... saying a corporate real-estate executive got "LUIGI'D" -- a reference to alleged UnitedHealthCare CEO killer Luigi Mangione.

Social media scoundrels posted a photo on X of a woman named Wesley LePatner -- senior managing director of Blackstone -- who was one of 4 people fatally shot by Shane Tamura inside a Manhattan skyscraper Monday night before he took his own life.

The pic shows LePatner in a corporate setting with the word “LUIGI’D” stamped across her face in big red letters, along with a caption that reads, “Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, has been evicted from the mortal plane."

Travis Kelce helped a pair of his teammates settle their bad blood on Tuesday ... by getting in the middle of their wild tiff and breaking it up.

Chiefs O-lineman Josh Simmons and defensive end Ashton Gillotte mixed it up right on the field following a run play during Tuesday's Kansas City workout ... with the two exchanging several huge punches.

Footage captured by a reporter on the scene shows the guys were really going at it ... until Kelce stepped in.

Shane Tamura -- the gunman behind Monday's deadly mass shooting in Manhattan -- was a "quiet, hard worker" during his high school football days, his former coach said following the tragedy.

Tamura, 27, was a former running back at Granada Hills Charter school in Southern California in the mid-2010s before he gunned down four people, including an NYPD officer, at 345 Park Avenue on Monday.

His former assistant coach, Walter Roby, told FOX 11 that he was a "quiet" kid and a "hard worker" who was easy to coach after transferring to Granada Hills from Golden Valley.

The shooter who targeted the NFL headquarters in New York and opened fire died by suicide by shooting himself in the chest ... an unusual move, and it appears he wanted his brain preserved to prove a point.

Investigators found a 3-page suicide note on 27-year-old Shane Tamura's body claiming he had CTE, our law enforcement sources say. CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in individuals with a history of repeated head impacts, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Police say the gunman wanted his brain studied and that's why he used the unusual means to end his life.