. ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁after ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁hold ▁out , ▁Shaw ne ▁M err iman ▁signed ▁tender ▁and ▁reported ▁to ▁camp . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁announced ▁that ▁M err iman ▁was ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve ▁and , ▁per ▁NFL ▁rules , ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁health y . ▁M err iman ▁had ▁re - in j ured ▁his ▁cal f ▁against ▁Oak land ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁limited ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁M err iman ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁only ▁four ▁s acks ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 1 2 ) ▁M err iman ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁Ch arg ers . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁M err iman ▁suffered ▁an ▁Ach illes ▁injury ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁work out ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁team . ▁Sub sequently , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁the ▁B ills ▁placed ▁M err iman ▁on ▁season - ending ▁injury ▁reserve . ▁ ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁worth ▁$ 1 0 . 5 ▁million ▁with ▁the ▁B ills ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1