re ▁M err iman ▁( born ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ), ▁nick named ▁" L ights ▁Out ", ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁American ▁football ▁line back er . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁at ▁Maryland ▁and ▁was ▁draft ed ▁ 1 2 th ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁earned ▁NFL ▁Def ensive ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁hon ors ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁recorded ▁ ▁quarter back ▁s acks ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁seasons , ▁also ▁making ▁three ▁Pro ▁Bow ls ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁All - Pro ▁se lections . ▁He ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁inj uries ▁his ▁next ▁three ▁seasons , ▁and ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁wa ived ▁M err iman ▁mid season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁acquired ▁through ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁that ▁season , ▁but ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁minim ally ▁with ▁the ▁B ills ▁due ▁to ▁continued ▁inj uries . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁B ills ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season ▁before ▁they ▁re - signed ▁him ▁mid - season . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M err iman ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁nick name ▁" L ights ▁Out " ▁at ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁rendered ▁four ▁oppos ing ▁players ▁un cons cious ▁in ▁one ▁game , ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half