▁to ▁get ▁a ▁final ▁opinion ▁on ▁his ▁kne e . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁M err iman ▁told ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁against ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁do ctors ▁and ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁play ▁through ▁the ▁injury , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁simply ▁wants ▁to ▁play ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁career - ending ▁possibilities ▁were ▁" mis qu oted ." ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁M err iman ▁would ▁indeed ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁the ▁re construct ive ▁kne e ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁his ▁torn ▁kne e ▁lig aments ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁In j ured ▁Reserve , ▁missing ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁NFL ▁Season . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season , ▁M err iman ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁pain ful ▁foot ▁injury ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁trouble d ▁kne es . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁only ▁four ▁s acks ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁calendar ▁year , ▁M err iman ▁expressed ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁may ▁no ▁longer ▁want ▁him , ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁Char ger ▁if ▁possible . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁place ▁their ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁round ▁franch ise ▁tender ▁on ▁M err iman , ▁thus ▁retain ing ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Char ger