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Shawne Merriman Sued for Wrongful Death in Playboy Employee's Overdose

Published: 07/20/2019

Ex-San Diego Chargers star Shawne Merriman is being sued by the parents of a deceased Playboy employee, who claim he drugged and possibly assaulted their daughter before she overdosed while partying with him ... but Merriman flat-out denies wrongdoing. The employee was Kimberly Fattorini, who died…

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WWE's Bobby Lashley Volunteers to Fight Shawne Merriman If Batista Won't

Published: 04/06/2019

Great news for Shawne Merriman ... if Batista is too busy to take him up on his fight offer, there's another WWE superstar willing to take his place -- Bobby Lashley!!! As we previously reported .... the ex-NFL All-Pro linebacker is getting into the MMA game with his own promotion, Lights Out…

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Shawne Merriman Challenges Batista To MMA Fight, I'll Be Ready!

Published: 04/04/2019

Ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman wants to get in a cage and beat the living hell outta someone ... and that person??? It's wrestling superstar Batista. YES, Merriman wants to fight Dave Bautista ... the WWE legend turned Hollywood star in a real deal MMA fight. "He looks good, man. I know that people…

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Shawne Merriman Launches MMA Promotion, Considering Fighting

Published: 04/03/2019

Ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman is jumping from the gridiron to the cage -- launching an MMA promotion -- and he's considering fighting ... TMZ Sports has learned. We talked to Shawne -- a 6'4", 265 lb. linebacker who made 3 Pro Bowls in his 8-year career -- about the creation of his new promotion,…

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Shawne Merriman Heartbroken Over Alex Spanos' Death, He Was Like Family

Published: 10/09/2018

Shawne Merriman tells TMZ Sports he's feeling pretty crappy today after learning Chargers owner Alex Spanos died ... saying, "Just really sorry for the loss, man." Spanos -- who bought the Chargers back in 1984 -- passed away Tuesday morning at 95 years old ... just several weeks after his wife,…

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Ex-UFC Star Brendan Schaub Rips Greg Hardy, His Run Will End Soon!

Published: 10/06/2018

Greg Hardy's had a nice run to start his fighting career ... but it'll all come crashing down as soon as he stops "fighting bums" -- so says ex-UFC star Brendan Schaub. We got the UFC fighter-turned-MMA analyst out at LAX ... and he pulled no punches when it came to breaking down Hardy's fight…

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Greg Hardy Down For Fight With Shawne Merriman, Let's Make It Happen!

Published: 09/17/2018

Forget GGG-Canelo and Conor-Khabib ... the fight EVERYBODY wants to see just took a real step towards happening -- 'cause Greg Hardy is ALL IN on a fight with Shawne Merriman!! Remember ... the ex-Chargers superstar told TMZ Sports he's down for a fight with Hardy if he wins his first tilt in the…

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Shawne Merriman Down to Fight Greg Hardy After Bare Knuckle Fight Debut

Published: 09/16/2018

Greg Hardy vs. Shawne Merriman ... in a fist fight?! Yeah, this could actually happen. Shawne -- the former NFL superstar -- is about to compete in his first bare knuckle boxing match ... and if he wins, "Lights Out" says he'd LOVE to get in the ring against Hardy. Of course, Hardy has been…

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Shawne Merriman: 1-Handed Shaquem Griffin Proved He's 'NFL Ready' at Combine

Published: 03/05/2018

One-handed prospect Shaquem Griffin is "no doubt" making the NFL -- so says Shawne Merriman, who's convinced the talk of the combine is gonna overcome the odds and get drafted. "He sure as hell looks NFL ready. He's a beast," Merriman told TMZ Sports. FYI, the UCF stud ran the fastest 40 time for…

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Shawne Merriman Says O.J. Simpson Should Keep His Heisman Vote

Published: 12/06/2017

Ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman says O.J. Simpson absolutely should get to use his Heisman vote now that he's outta the slammer ... telling TMZ Sports it all boils down to a basic formula. On the field ... O.J. was a legend who (fun fact) won his Heisman award by the largest margin of victory EVER.…

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Shawne Merriman: I Know Bill O'Brien, Texans Are Gonna Sign Colin Kaepernick

Published: 11/07/2017

Colin Kaepernick to the Houston Texans is basically a done deal -- so says Shawne Merriman, who personally knows coach Bill O'Brien from their University of Maryland days. We got Merriman leaving Poppy in L.A. -- and the ex-NFL star seemed convinced that his old buddy Bill (an ex-Terrapins asst.)…

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Shawne Merriman: Bet the Farm on Tom Brady

Published: 09/07/2017

An 8 point spread is NOTHING to Tom Brady -- dude's gonna beat down the Kansas City Chiefs by WAY MORE than that ... so says a guy who played against him, Shawne Merriman. The ex-NFL star says the New England Patriots are gonna beat KC to the tune of 30 to 13 ... more than double the spread on…

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