▁supp lement . ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁forb ids ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁tests ▁positive ▁for ▁ster oid s ▁from ▁being ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁or ▁winning ▁any ▁performance ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁tested ▁positive . ▁ ▁The ▁rule ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁as ▁the ▁" M err iman ▁Rule ". ▁ ▁However , ▁NFL ▁Commission er ▁Roger ▁Good ell ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁distance ▁the ▁policy ▁from ▁being ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁player , ▁stating ▁that ▁M err iman ▁tested ▁clean ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁random ▁tests ▁for ▁performance - en han cing ▁dru gs ▁since ▁entering ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁after ▁the ▁ 4 - game ▁susp ension , ▁M err iman ▁again ▁began ▁his ▁season ▁with ▁success , ▁recording ▁ 3 ▁s acks ▁and ▁an ▁inter ception ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁ 2 ▁games . ▁M err iman ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁record ▁ 8 . 5 ▁s acks ▁and ▁make ▁ESP N ' s ▁mid season ▁All - pro ▁team , ▁prior ▁to ▁dro pping ▁an ▁appeal ▁against ▁an ▁NFL ▁enfor ced ▁ 4 - week ▁susp ension ▁due ▁to ▁testing ▁positive ▁for ▁ster oid s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁regular ▁season , ▁M err iman ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁s acks ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁while ▁playing ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁games . ▁He ▁also ▁added ▁ 4 ▁forced ▁f umb les ▁to