CLEMSON | Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell had seen this size entourage before.
Campbell stood off to the side Thursday, watching the limited pro-day workout of Clemson defensive end Phillip Merling, behind the Redskins brain trust.
There was owner Daniel Snyder, player personnel director Vinny Cerrato, new coach Jim Zorn and a cast of assistant coaches all of whom arrived on Snyders personal jet earlier in the morning.
Campbell, tagging along for a later workout with Oklahoma receiver Malcolm Kelly, a projected second-round pick, remembered seeing such a crew the year the Redskins traded into the first-round to acquire him.
Washington owns the No. 21 pick in Saturdays first round.
This is usually a pretty positive sign, Campbell said.
Merling got nothing but positive feedback from Thursdays 25-minute workout, which included numerous position-specific drills used at the NFL Combine.
At least 11 other teams had representatives in attendance: Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Miami, Green Bay, Carolina, New York Jets, New York Giants, Buffalo, Jacksonville and Tampa Bay.
Merling has been projected as a first-round pick.
Nonetheless, he conducted the workout to assuage concerns about his health after being unable to work out for teams the past month because of a sports hernia surgery.
Merling believes he accomplished his mission.
I just wanted to show Im in some type of shape and could move, he said.


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