Shawne Merriman
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Shawne Merriman got the nickname “lights out” for knocking out quarterbacks with bone crushing hits. The nickname itself makes sense. But the tattoo — not so much… Instead of getting a boxing glove, or something related to hitting someone, Merriman got a tattoo of… someone flicking a light switch to turn the “lights out.” We get the idea behind the tattoo — but is Merriman really intimidating anyone with a lightswitch? Ironically, Merriman was sued in 2009 by his ex-girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, who claimed he knocked her lights out too…
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