Beat Writer: Merriman’s Done In San Diego

I love it when Kevin Acee breaks news. It makes me feel important considering we had him on Fourth Down on WCWP way before he became the go to Chargers guy that he has become. Today, he’s making some conjecture about the future of star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, and the news isn’t good for the former Maryland star. Here’s the jist of it from Rotoworld:

According to beat writer Kevin Acee, this will be Shawne Merriman’s last season with the Chargers.
Acee said this week’s issue with Tila Tequila has no bearing on his status with the team. Merriman’s contract is up at the end of the season and the Chargers weren’t going to bring him back anyway. But Acee then speculates that Merriman could end up parting ways with the Chargers before this season is over, in part because general manager A.J. Smith is sick of dealing with Merriman’s off-field issues.

I already speculated this much, but it’s interesting to hear it from a source that is so close to the team. We already know that A.J. Smith holds no loyalty to his players from the Drew Brees-Phillip Rivers debacle, and in this case it’s not like Merriman has earned any loyalty to begin with. As for him being cut before the end of the year, It would be shocking to me if that happened. He’s still an elite level pass rusher, and a team like Green Bay would kill to have a guy like him.

It’s just like I said yesterday, If rookie Larry English performs well, Merriman is as good as gone.

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