▁the ▁whole ▁entire ▁week ", ▁said ▁M err iman . ▁" I ▁to pped ▁it ▁off ▁today ▁by ▁playing ▁the ▁entire ▁game ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁guys ▁I ▁grew ▁up ▁watching . ▁It ' s ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁my ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁if ▁I ▁just ▁keep ▁working ▁hard ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁reports ▁were ▁made ▁public ▁by ▁CNN ▁that ▁M err iman ▁would ▁face ▁a ▁ 4 - game ▁susp ension ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁ster oid ▁policy . ▁ESP N ' s ▁Chris ▁Mort ensen ▁c ited ▁a ▁source ▁that ▁claimed ▁the ▁susp ension ▁was ▁" def initely ▁for ▁ster oid ▁use ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁' supp lement - type ' ▁susp ension ." ▁Mort enson ' s ▁report ▁later ▁came ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁from ▁M err iman ' s ▁att orney , ▁David ▁Corn well , ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁report ▁" ir respons ible ▁and ▁err one ous ." ▁Under ▁NFL ▁league ▁policy , ▁no ▁player ' s ▁susp ension ▁proceed ings ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁announced ▁before ▁the ▁susp ension ▁takes ▁place . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Corn well ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁subst ance ▁his ▁client ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁was ▁the ▁an abol ic ▁ster oid ▁n and rol one , ▁and ▁that ▁M err iman ▁claimed ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁t aint ed ▁nut r itional ▁supp lement ▁he ▁took ▁regularly . ▁M err iman ▁never ▁identified ▁the