Merril Hoge Net Worth

Hoge suffered multiple concussions and stopped breathing after one that led to a brain injury that forced him to retire. Hoge sued the Chicago Bears’ team doctor and won a judgment of $1.55 million. Merril was hired by ESPN as an on-air analyst in 1996 and is still working for the network. He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2003. Hoge has been on the board of directors for the Highmark Caring Foundation since the early 1990s and also ran the Hoge-Bruener-Ward Celebrity Golf Classic. During his NFL career Hoge scored 34 touchdowns included 10 in 1990.