Shawne Merriman
Shawne Merriman
Shawne DeAndre Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out", is a former American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football Leaguefrom 2005 to 2012. He was among the top linebackers in the NFL in his first three seasons with the San Diego Chargers, where he was a three-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth25 May 1984
excellent gets loose pressure sit throw throws
We had to get him out of the pocket. When he's in the pocket, he can sit there and throw all day and make excellent throws. Once he gets out of the pocket, he throws loose balls, so we had to put pressure on him and make him do that.
loose throws
That's how you get him off balance. We had to get him out of the pocket. Once he's out, he throws loose balls.
best
You know what I want to do, ... but at the end of the day they have to do what's best for the team. . . . I'll have to see what happens.
couple hit wait
Once I get everything down pat, ... I can't wait to get out here and put that 'Lights Out' hit on a couple people.
finally fly good happen healed
The No. 1 thing is to fly around and make something happen and keep working hard. I feel so good right now. Everything finally healed up.
came caught quick
They game-planned us pretty good. They came out with the quick passes, and that caught us off guard.
adrenaline coming energy guys knocked knocking running toward
A lot of adrenaline, running around, running into people, knocking them down, probably some of our own guys getting knocked down. Tell you what, if I see him coming toward the sideline, I'm getting out of the way. He's got a lot of pent-up energy and adrenaline going.
best feeling good since
I've been feeling good since Monday. If I don't play, it's just their decision. You know what I want to do. But at the end of the day they have to do what is best for the team.
good seen
I've seen them play some, and they're good players.
armies bases naval playing
It would take two armies and two naval bases to keep me from playing Dallas,
beyond far goes guys physical seen size speed
You've seen guys that size. And you've seen guys that can run. But when you put the size and the speed together, and then he's a very competitive young man. He has the physical skills. But this is a game, as we all know, that goes far beyond that.
grab matter nobody stuff weights
Nobody has said anything about it and I feel pretty good. It's just this dang swelling. I can grab weights and stuff like that. I feel fine, it's just a matter of that swelling.
beat change figured finally gave hit left tried
When he left the game, it gave us more of an edge. They tried to hit us two times for big plays. When they finally figured out they weren't going to beat us with 60 or 70-yard plays, they had to change their game.
edge pressure team
We're a team with speed. We come around the edge and we get a lot of pressure on the quarterback.