1 . ▁The ▁deal ▁contained ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁guaranteed , ▁including ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁sal ary . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁M err iman ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁In j ured ▁Reserve ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁partially ▁torn ▁Ach illes ▁tend on . ▁M err iman ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁nine ▁tack les ▁and ▁a ▁s ack ▁in ▁five ▁starts . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁off season , ▁M err iman ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁outside ▁line back er ▁to ▁def ensive ▁end ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁switch ▁of ▁ 3 – 4 ▁to ▁ 4 – 3 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁the ▁team ▁released ▁M err iman . ▁ ▁M err iman ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁B ills ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁On ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁M err iman ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁NFL ▁statistics ▁ ▁Key ▁ ▁GP : ▁games ▁played ▁ ▁CO MB : ▁combined ▁tack les ▁ ▁T OT AL : ▁total ▁tack les ▁ ▁A ST : ▁assist ed ▁tack les ▁ ▁S ACK : ▁s acks ▁ ▁FF : ▁forced ▁f umb les ▁ ▁FR : ▁f umble ▁recover ies ▁ ▁FR ▁Y DS : ▁f umble ▁return ▁yards ▁▁ ▁INT : ▁inter ception s ▁ ▁IR ▁Y DS :