San Diego Chargers linebacker, Shawne Merriman, has now began to comment about the recent incident he had with reality TV star, Tila Tequila.  Merriman, who was accused of choking and physically restraining Tequila, says he was only trying to stop Ms. Tequila from driving drunk.   It seems many people may have prematurely attacked Merriman (including myself) as Tequila was drunk and showed no signs of any serious injuries, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department spokesman. 

We do need to wait for all the facts to surface and if Merriman did physically harm Teqiulla then he deserves a lengthy suspension and a some time behind bars.  The Chargers GM A.J. Smith is always aware of his players actions off the field and according to the San Diego Union Tribune’s Kevin Acee he keeps a file on each individual player and any incidents they have had.  Apparantly Merriman’s file has gotten pretty thick and a long term deal with the Chargers will probably not happen as he becomes a free agent next year.