![]() ![]() Thats a pretty clear line of demarcation. ![]() Maybe it was the PEDs, maybe it was injuries piling up (33 games over the final 5 years), but either way the guy was never even close to being a replacement level player ever again. Racked up 10, 17, and 12.5 sacks in his first 3 years in the league then he got popped for PEDs and had 6 sacks over the next 5 years. The guy was an absolute savage, a preposterously strong, athletic, and menacing linebacker that tormented the league for years. (Now that thats out of the way, back to the blog.)īut none of that changes the fact that Shawne Merriman is one of the biggest enigmas of our generation. Yes Julian Edelman is currently serving a suspension for taking a banned substance, yes Rodney Harrison served a PED suspension, yes Tom Brady was suspended for deflating fucking footballs Let me just Papa Doc my headline real quick before any of you have the opportunity to chirp me. Injuries derailed the final five years of his career he played just 33 games during that span. He notched 39.5 sacks during his first three seasons, despite serving a four-game suspension in 2006 after testing positive for a banned substance. Merriman was a standout linebacker at the University of Maryland and a Chargers first-round draft pick in 2005. The event will take place this fall in Casper, Wyoming, and is expected to air via pay-per-view online… A three-time Pro Bowl selection with the San Diego Chargers, Merriman - whose nickname was “Lights Out” during his playing career - retired from professional football in 2013… A date and opponent for Merriman’s bout has yet to be determined. Merriman, 34, has teased the possibility of competing in combat sports, notably mixed martial arts, for years. ESPN – Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman has signed a deal with the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) to compete in a boxing match later this year.
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