Chargers' Merriman: Headache or Headcase?
 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2714413

Probably roid induced IMO!!!11!


SAN DIEGO -- Shawne Merriman usually delivers headaches. On Friday, he had one that kept him from practicing.


The Chargers' Pro Bowl outside linebacker skipped the workout as the team wraps up preparation for Sunday's game with the visiting Arizona Cardinals. Merriman felt a migraine headache coming on in the morning, so he elected not to practice.


"I get them pretty bad, but I only get them once in a blue moon," said Merriman, the NFL sack leader with 16. "When it happens I just go to a dark room and don't even try to do anything. You can't fight it, you just hope the medication works fast enough for you to feel better."


The Chargers (13-2) need to beat Arizona or have Baltimore lose to Buffalo in order to clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.


Merriman said he'll be fine for Sunday's game, adding that he has never had a migraine on a game day.


"Knock on wood," he said.


Merriman received a few knocks this week, with Miami's Jason Taylor and Denver's Champ Bailey questioning his viability to be chosen then NFL's defensive player of the year because of his four-game suspension for steroids use.


"I don't really pay attention to it too much," Merriman said. "I find it's just things that are going to be said regardless and you finish that out by playing. Let your play show before you say anything and let the rest of it go right past you and keep doing what I do best and that's it."


Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out" for his punishing hits, said he sent Taylor a T-shirt and hat with his "Lights Out" logo. He also sent a bag of popcorn, "So he can watch us in the playoffs."


Also Friday, defensive ends Luis Castillo (ankle) and Derreck Robinson (foot), and linebacker Randall Godfrey (hamstring) didn't practice. All three will likely skip Sunday's game.

I really dont like him...

i think he should be fined because he was prolly on roids when he hit priest.. and that makes me angry

must be sad to be a chiefs fan if you think a charger player getting a headache is worth starting a topic about

We're just worried that the roids are eating his brain. Nobody wants to die like that.

What is SAD is the ROID freak gets a praised by getting a pro bowl bid and he is personally responisble for wrecking a career for Priest Holmes while I HAVE NO DOUBT he was roiding when it happened.

Then gets a mention on ESPN cause he has a headache. :shake: Little baby Merriman need an Asprin?

Chargers are trying like hell to become the new cheat'n ass team of the AFC West.

You do have hope cause your team has a LONG way to go to catch up to the Cheat'n ASS Donks!

Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out" for his punishing hits, said he sent Taylor a T-shirt and hat with his "Lights Out" logo. He also sent a bag of popcorn, "So he can watch us in the playoffs."


funny....he got away with using steroids, he might as well rub it in everyones face

Priest was already in pretty rapid decline when this occured......

He get's praise because he's leading the league in sacks while playing less games, he's an impressive player.

He got suspended so um how did he get away with it? Those are the guidelines for suspensions.....I like how people are acting like he's getting off easy for serving what the league has in place.

Being suspended means he's guilty of cheating..Taylor(although I can not stand him)didn't cheat nor was he suspended this year..and Merriman might very well win Defensive player of the year award over him..do you think that's fair??

I don't think either one of them is going to win it.......that's at writers descretion on if they want to vote for him or not. I just think it's weird do you think that ESPN should just dwell on the roids thing for months upon months?

Great player with his roids but i hope he hurts himself

If Merriman was a Chief you guys would be creaming your jeans.

ESPN is obsessed with certain individuals..Barry Bonds..T.O..Lebron James..Merriman is just another player to add to the list..ESPN is a joke.

so what?

steroids got him drafted high, paid well, and in the prowbowl....a 4 game suspension is absolutely meaningless....and his next contract will be even bigger....

.....Show me some proof he was doing roids in college.....this is about the same as the guy who said Vernon Davis is on roids because he went to Maryland too.

I personally think people are just pissed because the guy is one of the elite players and is in our division so any way to try to knock him down and want him out of the league.