Chargers' Merriman will forgo surgery, play with knee injury

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Originally Posted by saden1

When you have two ligaments tears you don't need a doctor to tell you it's not a good thing. It's given you should take care of them.

That's what amazes me about the people who don't seem to think this is a big deal. When do we ever hear about someone attempting to play an entire season with 2 damaged ligaments? It's simple... 2 torn ligaments = need for surgery. Can you play on it? Sure. Is it a wise thing to do? Probably not.