Shawne Merriman Busted (Merged)

[JustDieBaby]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/category/rumor-mill/

Posted by Mike Florio on September 6, 2009 1:22 PM ET
The days prior to the 2008 regular-season opener were dominated by discussion regarding whether Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman would be able to play due to a torn PCL.

This year, the question is whether Merriman will be able to play after allegedly assaulting a D-level television celebrity named Tila Tequila.

Merriman allegedly "choked and physically restrained" Tequila as she tried to leave his San Diego residence.

He was taken into custody at 3:45 p.m. local time and charged with battery and false imprisonment. Tequila was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The timing for Merriman is horrendous. He has been talking routinely regarding a plan to have a huge season in 2009, in the hopes of silencing critics who say that his play dropped dramatically after his suspension for steroids. As he enters his contract year, Merriman could be facing discipline from the team and/or the league for the arrest.

That said, because he's a first offender, there's a chance that neither the league nor the team will act until the legal process plays itself out.

Stay tuned for more as developments emerge.

[Alastor]

Holy crap...

He choked a reporter?

"Roid Rage."

Something tells me he's not quite as clean as he makes out.

[elecshoc]

Mods can you move to the other teams. I lost track of where I was placing the thread at. Thanks

[Gideon333]

Holy cow! I guess he just lost it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-imprisonment/

WOW - I think this might suggest his "ROID RAGE" era might not be over ????

[jakemcclain]

Wow, big man.

She must be a whole 65 pounds.

[CHRG4444]

HAHA

Tila Tequila.

Her stupid show plummits as well as her celebrity so she has to do this to get money and fame now....

Classy

[The Experience]

What a thug, He belongs with the Chargers.

[The Experience]

HAHA

Tila Tequila.

Her stupid show plummits as well as her celebrity so she has to do this to get money and fame now....

Classy

wow......

Typical Charger fan

[d-bronx42]

Shawn Merriman is a tool...


He is one of the cockiest SOB's i have ever seen. Anyone who follows him on twitter knows what im talking about.


And after reading the Chargers forums this morning, most of the fans are saying this was Merriman's last straw and his chances of him signing an extension with the Chargers is now slim to none.

[elecshoc]

Here's the san diego feed.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/spor...-57607562.html

[San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of choking and restraining television reality show hostess and model Tila “Tequila” Nguyen, according to deputies.

They got the call at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday from a woman who claimed to have been choked and restrained by a male at a home on Sagecrest Drive in Poway.

“Nguyen told deputies she had been choked and physically restrained by Merriman when she attempted to leave his residence,” Public Information Officer Jan Caldwell said.

The alleged victim signed a citizen's arrest at the scene, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment.

Nguyen was transported to Pomerado Hospital and Merriman was taken into custody by Sheriff's deputies. He remained in the San Diego County Jail downtown on Sunday morning.

The Chargers have faced a string of negative publicity after several arrests.

Chargers defensive tackle Jamal Williams was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Feb. 1., but the San Diego City Attorney's office decided to charge him with misdemeanor reckless driving after his blood-alcohol level showed 0.07 percent, under the state limit of 0.08.

Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested for investigation of DUI on Jan. 6, five days before San Diego's playoff loss at Pittsburgh.

In 2006, there were seven run-ins with the law by Chargers players, including linebacker Steve Foley's shooting by an off-duty Coronado police officer who suspected him of drunken driving, and two other players who were arrested for investigation of DUI.

Besides the arrests, linebacker Shawne Merriman was suspended four games for testing positive for steroids in 2006, and linebacker Stephen Cooper was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2008 season after testing positive for a banned stimulant.

Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, is best known for her MTV dating reality show, "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila."

[xX-Bronco-Xx]

Tila: Your balls are like raisins!!!

Shawn: RRWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGR HHRHRHFGHFHFHFHRHRHFGHGGFHJHFGHGFHGGGGGGGGGNHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH

Roid Rage.

^ Lulz

[GIVEME6]

Shawn Merriman arrested for roughing up Tila Tequila

Just heard this on Fox Sports radio. They didn't give details, but if this is true I can see SD cutting ties with him. Crazy stuff these days.

[d-bronx42]

Tila: Your balls are like raisins!!!

Shawn: RRWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGR HHRHRHFGHFHFHFHRHRHFGHGGFHJHFGHGFHGGGGGGGGGNHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH

Roid Rage.

^ Lulz

Funniest thing i have heard all week!

[Soothsayer]

Professional athletes need to stop using steroids and PEDs.

[BroncosGeordie]

Get the P*ss man in right now. Rage is a major symptom of steroid abuse, I suspect he's been dabbling again to help with the rehab of that knee. Catch him at it again. BYE BYE San Diego playmaker.

This guy is a total idiot.