Shawne Merriman has decided not to appeal the four game suspension thereby all but admitting his guilt in regards to testing positive for steroids. Prior to this he had said that he tested positive by taking tainted supplements. My guess is that he realized his appeal would only delay his suspension because there was very little hope that he would be found innocent.
Furthermore, I believe he filed he first appeal under false pretenses. He knew that the Chargers were playing the Rams this week and they needed him to win that game. Now two of the games he will miss are against two of the worst teams in the league, the Browns and the Raiders.
Merriman is guilty and he knows it. His own team mates have all but admitted it. Here are the words of his teammate, Shaun Phillips,
"He's upset because he let his team down, but we're OK,"
It appears Merriman will apologize and soon all will be forgotten unless the CHargers lose 3 out of 4 of the next games and miss the play offs. Just one man's opinion.
