▁D raft . ▁The ▁Ch arg ers ▁used ▁that ▁selection ▁to ▁take ▁M err iman . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁hold out ▁period , ▁M err iman ▁signed ▁a ▁ 5 - year , ▁$ 1 1 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁that ▁included ▁$ 9 ▁million ▁in ▁guarante es ▁and ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁in ▁in cent ives . ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 1 0 ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁M err iman ▁started ▁off ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ro ok ie ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁in active ▁list ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁ 1 0 - day ▁hold ▁out ▁from ▁training ▁camp . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁break ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁until ▁week ▁ 7 , ▁but ▁recorded ▁ 6 ▁s acks ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁ 4 ▁starts . ▁He ▁was ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁as ▁an ▁O L B ▁after ▁playing ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁in ▁their ▁ 3 – 4 ▁def ensive ▁scheme ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁M err iman ' s ▁best ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁came ▁in ▁week ▁ 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁handed ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁their ▁first ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁M err iman ▁recorded ▁ 2 ▁s acks ▁and ▁ 2 ▁tack les ▁for ▁a ▁loss , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁stopped ▁P ey ton ▁Mann ing ▁for ▁a