That was a bogus story, written by a wanna-be sports reporter who has since issued an apology to Merriman and football fans.
Bills fans are extremely excited to see this guy play! I mean this guys got 2 sacks, and like 3 tackles for a loss in about 20 snaps. I think at first most Bills fans tempered their expectations, at least I did. I didn't know if he was going to be healthy or in shape. But when I heard Jay Glazer givin him props on twitter for their MMA work outs I started to think maybe he can get healthy. He practiced throughout training camp and was always making plays, but that was against our oline...so I didn't get too excited just yet. It was just nice to see him practicing full go.
Then when the preseason games rolled around, man he has a presence about him. The Bears game he only played in probably 8 snaps, but he got 2 sacks! So Bills fans were happy about that. Dareus got a sack as well! Man, seeing Merriman, Dareus and Kyle Williams together was awesome!!!! Merriman didnt get anymore play in the preseason till the last game. And he stood out then as well. Made a superman flying tackle in the backfield on Jahvid Best. It was pretty sweet. Then he ran from one sideline to the other and stretched out for a shoestring tackle on Best. This dude is back! And you can tell that Buffalo is building this defense around him, moving him from the left side to the right side of the defense. This guy is not only a leader, but a recruiter. Both Nick Barnett and Kirk Morrison mentioned him when asked about coming to Buffalo. He had talked to both those guys prior to signing. These guys are not stupid, they see an improving and upcoming team. This defense is going to be good.
Merriman, Dareus, Kyle Williams, Nick Barnett......I'm excited. And I haven't even spoken about our 2nd year guys who have really stepped up. Our front 7 has some serious depth. Most fans are shocked lol! But get ready to see some good things out of this defense. You won't be running over us this year.