Merriman out for season (1 Viewer)

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Merriman to have season-ending surgery

Posted: September 9th, 2008 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: San Diego Chargers, Shawne Merriman

Shawne Merriman informed the San Diego Chargers on Tuesday that he has decided to have surgery on his knee and will miss the remainder of the 2008 season.

Merriman was attempting to play the season on two torn ligaments in his left knee. He revealed last month that he had tears in both the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in the knee, but opted against reconstructive surgery despite the recommendations of four doctors.

“Shawne informed me he did not feel right (on the field) and thought it best to shut it down,” Chargers general manager A.J. Smith said in a statement. “The road to winning the AFC West just got more difficult, but not impossible. Nothing is impossible. Shawne is a great player and an inspirational leader. He will be missed. We wish him a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.”

Merriman, 24, started and recorded one tackle in Sunday’s 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

 

[Young 8]

pick up Tucker asap ??

 

[Rozelle]

Good for Merriman, he needed to shut it down.

 

[NoFBinLA]

pick up Tucker asap ??

Tucker - a second year man who went undrafted IIRC - will fill in. So I second the question - is he worth the pickup?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Entirely scoring system dependent. The higher the sack-to-tackle ratio in your league, the more valuable Tucker will be. I don't think Tucker will have much more than boom-bust LB3 value unless your ratio is above 4:1.

 

[The Man With No Name]

I noticed in the preseason that Phillips was playing on the weak side (ROLB) with Tucker on the strong side (LOLB). Wonder what will happen now that it matters.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Entirely scoring system dependent. The higher the sack-to-tackle ratio in your league, the more valuable Tucker will be. I don't think Tucker will have much more than boom-bust LB3 value unless your ratio is above 4:1.

Tucker's a good player, but he won't rack up a lot of tackles in the Chargers' scheme. He could get a sack every other game, though.