Week 8 Injury Report

The big news this week is going to be Shawne Merriman's foot, which is necessary for the pursuit and eventual destruction of opposing quarterbacks and may not be at full strength Sunday. However he was a full participant in practice, so that's nice.

Mike Scifres continues to be hampered by a groin injury (hehe) which is making him noticeably less effective as a punter. The San Diego defense is predicated on Scifres giving opposing teams bad field position after Ladanian Tomlinson runs into the line for no gain three times in a row, so obviously this is bad.

MLB Nick Burnett and "world's most successful grocery bagger" NT Ogemdi Nwagbuo will likely not play, but no biggie because they've both seemingly lost their jobs to Tim Dobbins and Ian Scott, respectively.

Also we should see the return of early season pickup DE Travis Johnson. Johnson was the Houston Texans' first round pick in 2005 and is most famous for taunting Trent Green's unconscious body during a 2007 game against the Dolphins. In fairness, Green hit him with a low blow and basically knocked himself out.

Chargers Injury Report [NFL.com]