Brodie Merrill is widely regarded as a revolutionary lacrosse player. Brodie, a graduate of Georgetown University, was a two-time All American, two-time Teewaraton Award Finalist and in 2005 was named the NCAA's Defensive Player of the Year.

Brodie has in some ways changed how people treat the defensive player in both box and field, with his aggressive, transitional style.

He has won multiple awards in his 4 year professional career including 2006 NLL and MLL Rookie of the Year, 2005 NLL Defensive Player of the Year, 2006 / 2007 / 2008 MLL Defensive Player of the Year.

Brodie, who currently plays for the Rochester Rattlers in the MLL and Portland Lumberjacks in the National League Lacrosse, has also won a Mann Cup, World Field Championship, World Box Lacrosse Championship, and recently won the Major League Lacrosse Championship.