The Los Angeles Chargers placed starting linebacker Denzel Perryman on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Monday.

Perryman will miss at least the next four games after suffering the injury in the Week 1 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs . He missed all of the Chargers' practices leading up to the matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.

Without Perryman, linebacker Troy Dye will likely assume the starting role. In his sixth season, Dye has never been a full-time starter but does have 13 career starts. He played 40 defensive snaps in the win over Kansas City, securing four tackles, and had two big hits on quarterback Patrick Mahomes .

Dye is consistently one of the Chargers' most energetic players in practice and one of the team's hardest hitters.

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