Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman made his living in the city of San Diego from 2005 to 2010. Upon a trade between the New York Giants and then-San Diego Chargers on draft day in 2004 involving that year’s No. 1 overall selection, quarterback Eli Manning, who famously spurned the Chargers after drafting him, San Diego acquired what would prove to be the No. 12 overall selection the next year.
With that pick, Merriman was drafted out The University of Maryland. In recent years, the three-time AFC Pro Bowl selection turned his attention from the gridiron to the cage, along with making an appearance during an April broadcast of Impact!