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Shawne Merriman

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Football Player

The Resume

    (May 25, 1984- )
    Played for the San Diego Chargers (2005-2010) and Buffalo Bills
    2005 NFL defensive rookie of the year
    Nicknamed ‘Lights Out'

Why he might be annoying:

    He wasn't a starter until halfway through his rookie year.
    After just one season, he was already being compared to Derrick Thomas and Lawrence Taylor.
    Originally he was going to wear 91, then switched to 56.
    He left the University of Maryland after his junior year.
    His first name has a redundant 'e' on the end.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When he left Maryland, he had the blessing of head coach Ralph Friedgen, who told him he had nothing left to prove at the collegiate level.
    He went from being the 14th highest rated linebacker of the 2002 high school class to being the first linebacker taken in the 2005 NFL draft.
    He was voted to start in the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
    Unlike many athletes who only help in the community when the cameras are around, he really cares about people who are underprivileged.
    He helped organize a coat drive at a University of Maryland
    Maryland basketball game that brought in over 3,200 coats for the Creative Community for Non-Violence shelter.
    He has a vertical jump of almost 42 inches.

Credit: Larry Biz


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 82 Votes: 70.73% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 76.27% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 138 Votes: 52.90% Annoying