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OneGiantThrill · 05-01-2009, 02:44 PM

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Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has a bulletin board on his bedroom door. On it are posted various articles that, in his mind, slight him in some way, somehow diminish his ability or passion or commitment.

There is a word he uses, a unique word made up by a unique man.

“My footballhood has been questioned,” he said. And there is no single word to describe the look on his face. It's incredulous, disgusted, furious.

“That,” he continued, “is worse than questioning someone's manhood.”
Merriman refers to the implication that he has too many outside interests and obligations. This offseason, he has shot at least one commercial, been in a music video and been photographed at various events in far-flung places. He is a fairly frequent companion to Donald Trump, owns part of a nightclub and in the season he missed was a weekly commentator on Fox Sports' midweek football show.

But he vehemently disputes that has any effect on his preparation or execution.
“I've done nothing but prove I will bust my (rear) harder than anyone else,” he said. “I've been the best teammate I could be. . . . Football has been No. 1 in my life. All the other things are done because

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