Shawne Merriman News

The Chargers lost the anchors of both lines, Pro Bowl NT Jamal Williams and C Nick Hardwick , early in the year.

Eric Weddle #32 of the San Diego Chargers intercepts the ball and runs in back for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Qualcomm Stadium on September 27, 2009 in San Diego, California.

The Chargers listed S Eric Weddle as out and LB Shawne Merriman , DE Luis Castillo and C Nick Hardwick as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Browns .

The San Diego Chargers likely will be missing some key defensive players when they visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 11:08 p.m. Maybe it's something in our atmosphere. Maybe it's because we've been in a drought since Noah gave up and decided to move his shipbuilding empire to the Middle East.

Just when the Chargers' secondary was showing some signs of life, it took a hit.

The calendar is about to turn to the San Diego Chargers' favorite month. The Bolts haven't lost a December game since 2005, when Drew Brees was their starting quarterback and Marty Schottenheimer was their coach.

San Diego Chargers defenders Shawne Merriman and Eric Weddle left Sunday's game against Kansas City with injuries.

The Chargers turned four turnovers into touchdowns, including a 40-yard fumble return for a score by safety Paul Oliver, and ran their winning streak to six games as they beat the Chiefs 43-14. LaDainian Tomlinson scored two touchdowns and moved into 10th on the NFL's career rushing list.

The Chargers' David Binn was one of the first players in the NFL to make long snapping a speciality.

Nick Hardwick could see action Sunday for the first time since week one. Linebacker Shawne Merriman and center Nick Hardwick are both listed as questionable for Sunday's Chargers game against the Chiefs.

The Chargers returned to practice Wednesday missing a number of veteran starters who were listed as sitting out the session -A DE Luis Castillo , WR Vincent Jackson , OLG Shawne Merriman and OLB Shaun Phillips .

The Chargers got their fifth consecutive victory and a spot atop the AFC West standings, but it came with a cost.

A. Nothing flashy. Nothing deep. Just Philip Rivers playing pitch-and-catch faster than the Broncos could apply any pressure.

It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos threw out there Sunday. The surging San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton.

San Diego at Denver Three key questions going into today's critical AFC West showdown: 1. How will the Chargers protect QB Philip Rivers? The Broncos have lost three consecutive games, but one area that hasn't slumped is the pass rush.

Tila Tequila She says she was scared for her life. For the first time, we're hearing from reality TV star Tila Tequila about her citizen's arrest of Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman back in September.

Whoever the Broncos put at quarterback, and Friday it appeared it will almost certainly be Chris Simms, the Chargers will be at full strength in their pass rush.

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Tila Tequila Ustream video controversy includes a striptease and charges leveled at former boyfriend and San Diego Chargers football star Shawne Merriman.