nfl.com - 8/23/2008
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SAN DIEGO -- Chargers Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman said Saturday he has two torn ligaments in his left knee and has been told by doctors that he could suffer a possible career-ending injury if he attempts to play without having surgery. Merriman said he has tears in both the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments. He said doctors agree that he needs surgery to repair the ...
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Shawne Merriman Has Torn Ligaments
Every Morning Quarterback —
... Shawne is still a very young player (he’s only 24-years-old). Why would he risk his entire NFL career on this one season? It’s completely unconscionable that he would even consider it. And why would he go with a temporary fix just to play part of this season? I admire his intense desire to play, but he’s got to pull back at this point. Shawne should get the surgery done, start rehabbing and get ready to have a great 2009 season — and beyond.
Source: NFL.com, Photo: Newscom
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IF HE PLAYS, MERRIMAN FACES POSSIBLE “CAREER-THREATENING” INJURY
ProFootballTalk.com —
... of linebacker Shawne Merriman’s comments from Saturday is a fairly important disclosure regarding the potential consequences of continuing to play with a torn PCL and LCL.“It could be career-threatening if I did [play],” Merriman said. “It’s a possibility. That possibility is still open.” Career threatening. ...
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