page_title: Brodie Merrill
section_title: NLL career
hierarchical_section_title: Brodie Merrill / Professional Career / NLL career
caption_attribution_description: English: Brodie Merrill (17). Portland Lumberjax is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.
context_page_description: Brodie Merrill is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. He currently plays in the National Lacrosse League for the San Diego Seals and Premier Lacrosse League for the Waterdogs.
context_section_description: Merrill was the first player taken overall in the 2005 National Lacrosse League Draft by the Portland LumberJax, and in 2006 was named both the NLL's Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game.
  When the LumberJax left Portland at the end of the 2009 season, the league held a dispersal draft. Merrill was selected with the first overall pick in the draft by the Edmonton Rush.
  On August 9, 2011, he was traded to the Philadelphia Wings, along with Rush forwards Dean Hill, Mike McLellan, and Edmonton's 41st selection in the 2011 entry draft, and the 4th round selection in 2013. In return, Philadelphia sent Athan Iannucci with teammates Alex Turner and Brodie McDonald, along with Philadelphia's first round draft picks in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
  On November 29th, 2018, Brodie was signed by the San Diego Seals where he was named captain.
caption: Merrill (left) in 2009
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