Some Broncos react to Merriman's steroid suspension.

Publication: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)

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COPYRIGHT 2006 The Gazette

Byline: Frank Schwab

DENVER _ After San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances, he said he took a tainted supplement.

"You would hope that a guy like Merriman is being sincere," Broncos safety John Lynch said. "All you heard is the guy is a freak of nature, but he's a freak of nature if it's natural. If he's not natural then shoot, I'm ticked off and the St. Louis Rams should be (expletive) off because he got three sacks against them.

"I despise, as a player who has played 14 years and played clean, I despise the fact that you even have a notion there's guys out there cheating."

The Chargers will play at Denver on Sunday without Merriman, a rising...

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