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Thread: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

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    NFL Should Merriman opt for surgery?

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    Updated: August 23, 2008, 11:20 PM ET

    SAN DIEGO -- Chargers Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman said Saturday he has two torn ligaments in his left knee and has been told by doctors that he could suffer a possible career-ending injury if he attempts to play without having surgery.

    Merriman said he has tears in both the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments. He said doctors agree that he needs surgery to repair the damage.

    "It could be career-threatening if I did [play]," Merriman said. "It's a possibility. That possibility is still open."

    A course of action has not been decided. Merriman, who will consult with a doctor in Miami early next week before making a decision, has been told reconstructive surgery would keep him out for the 2008 season. Another option is a less-invasive surgery that would allow him to play at some point in the season.

    "They've all said the same things about the injury," Merriman said. "[They're] kind of surprised that I've been playing with it up to this point."

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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    His career would be better off if he gets the surgery now.
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Get the damn surgery.
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Are you sure there are no nutritional supplements that will make it all better?

    He needs to shut it down for the season. The last thing the team needs is a Barbaro case.

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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    I also read somewhere that if he has the surgery, it could still end his career. That's a tough decision to have to make, but I'd just get the damn surgery. It seems like the safer option.

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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Don't ruin your life after football, get the damn surgery
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman will forgo knee surgery and play this season for the San Diego Chargers despite the fact he has two torn ligaments in his left knee.

    "I'm going to play," Merriman texted The San Diego Union-Tribune. "I'll deal with it when it's time to get surgery."

    Merriman said Saturday that he has been told by doctors that he could suffer a possible career-ending injury if he attempts to play without having surgery.

    Merriman said he has tears in both the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments. He said doctors agree that he needs surgery to repair the damage.
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    I don't get this decision. Why risk ending his career when he could be fine if he just took one year off?

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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    What a dumb dumb!

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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    HE GOT 4 DIFFERENT DOCTORS TO SAY HE NEEDS SURGERY!!! Isn't that enough to make it clear?? Guess not...
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Steroids damage brain cells too.
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    what baffles me is how the Chargers are letting him do this
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    Re: Should Merriman opt for surgery?

    Quote Originally Posted by NYgiantsfan5689 View Post
    what baffles me is how the Chargers are letting him do this
    My guess is one of two things

    Merriman is more than likely absolutely insisting on playing no matter what either way

    Either the Chargers are trying to appease him with the contract talks getting ready to come up, all the while realizing it's a risk, but knowing that if they tell him he can't play they may as well kiss him good-bye after his contract is up, whether he's healthy or not.

    OR

    They've already written him as a Charger off after his contract is up and don't care if Merriman wants to ruin his career because their only concern is their team for this year.

    Who knows, though.

    I was kinda intrigued to see what Tucker could do.
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