Disaster Averted: Merriman Will Play
boltbeat.com 8/28/2008 — Jay Glazer of FOX Sports , and the entire sports blog-o-sphere, is reporting that Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman will play this season. A torn LCL and PCL in his left knee won’t keep the defensive star on the sideline. The injury will ...

Shawne Merriman's Trusted Advisor
union.sportsblognet.com 8/28/2008 — By now you know that San Diego Charger defensive tornado and mild steroid abuser Shawne Merriman will completely ignore the rational thinking of trained and experienced medical professionals and play this season despite having no functioning ligaments in his left knee. It seems a bit precarious ...

[Chargers] Chargers Not Expected To Re-Sign LB Shawne Merriman? - GridironFans.com
gridironfans.com 8/28/2008 — Chargers LB Shawne Merriman can make up to an additional $1.5 million in escalators but by playing with his injury he is risking not only his '09 salary (currently approximately $3.7 million) but possible future earnings. Signals point to the Chargers not re-signing Merriman when his contract is ...

Chad Johnson Changes His Last Name To Ocho Cinco - GridironFans.com
gridironfans.com 8/29/2008 — If the Cincinnati Bengals' offseason couldn't get any more strange, Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson may have added a new chapter just before the regular season. According to Miami radio station 790 The Ticket, which is in Johnson's hometown, the receiver has legally changed his last name to "Ocho ...

Memo To Shawne Merriman: Have Surgery
whatsthe401.com 8/29/2008 — Shawne Merriman is making a mistake by foregoing surgery.

2008 NFL Preview: NFC East — FOXSports.com News for NFL 8/29/2008
Good luck surviving in the NFC East, where as our division preview points out, every team can be called a Super Bowl contender.

Giants win Super Bowl rematch against Patriots — FOXSports.com News for NFL 8/29/2008

Bolts Bowl Bound? A 2008 Game-By-Game Preview — Bleacher Report - NFL 8/29/2008
With LaDaininan Tomlinson and Antonio Gates on the bench and Phillip Rivers playing on a leg that would ultimately be operated on, the San Diego Chargers watched their 2007 season come to a close on a cold January afternoon in Foxboro, MA as the ...

Miami's offensive emergence; Bolts, Merriman headed toward split? — SI.com - NFL 8/29/2008
SI.com's Bucky Brooks provides a scouts-eye view of how Chad Pennington should fare with the Fins.

Giants Defeat Patriots in Pre-Season Super Bowl Rematch — Bleacher Report - NFL 8/29/2008
On the same day the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants defeated the same team they upset in Super Bowl XLII, the New England Patriots, by a score of 19-14. Giants' Head Coach Tom Coughlin decided to rest starting ...