NFL-Lights out for Merriman as Bills cut veteran pass-rusher

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Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills cut former Pro Bowl
defensive end Shawne Merriman on Monday after an injury-plagued
stint with the National Football League (NFL) team.

The move to release Merriman, a 28-year-old former first
round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers who was nicknamed
"Lights Out" because of his hard hits, was made in a one-line
statement issued by the Bills.

The Bills had originally acquired Merriman off waivers in
2010 in hopes that the player who led the NFL with 39.5 sacks
from 2005-07 could help bolster their pass rush.

But an Achilles injury suffered in his first practice with
the Bills prevented Merriman from playing for Buffalo that
season. He had one sack in five games during the 2011 campaign
before being sidelined again to have surgery on his Achilles and
to heal a shoulder injury.

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I thought he would be a All Pro for years and years.

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1. I think he was greatly helped by steroids

He's not been the same player since he was caught.

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2. Yes, that seems to be the case.

He never did shit after his suspension, really.