Retired NFL star downplays recent WWE tryout

- As noted earlier, Damien Sandow recently met a 16 year old wrestling fan in Louisville, Kentucky who has Neurofibromitosis, a rare disorder that affects the nervous system and causes lesions on the body.

- As noted earlier, three-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection Shawne Merriman participated in a WWE tryout last month at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The Wrestling Observer recently reported that WWE would not be offering Merriman a contract, as he gassed pretty quickly and was not impressive in the ring. Merriman downplayed the tryout.

“It wasn’t a training session,” Merriman said of the tryout. “I kind of just got in the ring and was messing around a little bit. I wanted to see their new facilities in Orlando, and it was something I dreamed about doing as a kid. So, when I actually got a chance to see the guys train, I just jumped in the ring and kind of had some fun. That was about it on that.”