Shawne Merriman is motivated by San Diego's decision to draft a linebacker in the first round of this year's NFL Draft. Chargers general manager A.J. Smith took pass-rushing linebacker Larry English with the team's first pick. "I was (ticked) off," Merriman told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I was shocked. Nobody saw it coming. Nobody saw an outside linebacker. But then I realized none of it was my concern. I have one thing to do – tear it up on the field. I started to think that he could only help us." After working with English, Merriman has quickly become impressed. "He's a guy who wants to get to the ball," Merriman says. "I always look to that first. More than anything else, that's my No. 1 thing. He's nasty. I like to be around nasty guys; I feel comfortable. Around nice guys I feel out of place...It's a business, but it's human not to like somebody coming in for your job." Source: San Diego Union Tribune
