"Lights Out" body art
Linebacker Shawne Merriman’s “Lights Out” tattoo gets mention in the December 12, 2005 issue of Sports Illustrated.
Merriman was nicknamed Lights Out after knocking out four players while in high school in Maryland. When he delivers a big hit, he pretends to flip the switch on his right forearm. "I always thought of myself as an entertainer," he says. "If you don't love hitting people -- you don't love football."

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