Shawne Merriman trying 'American Ninja Warrior'
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Shawne Merriman's NFL career is over, but the 2005 Defensive Rookie of the Year (over DeMarcus Ware) is just 28 years old. So he has a lot of time on his hands and needs to stay busy.
I can't wait to compete on Season 5 of #AmericanNinjaWarrior this summer going to be crazy
— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) May 9, 2013
The show -- co-hosted by our NFL.com colleague, Akbar Gbajabiamila -- asks contestants to run an obstacle course. Merriman apparently needs to use his competitiveness in some arena. He writes that he's used it in the past on bowling and ...
I trained for an arm wresting event I even studied the probability of winning paper, rock, scissors in all seriousness
— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) May 9, 2013
Well, that one is easy. Rock always wins.
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