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Chargers.com’s Casey Pearce is in Indianapolis this weekend and will provide regular updates from the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine.

It’s a typically cold February day in Indianapolis but the 2008 offseason is just starting to heat up. Free agency begins next Saturday, and this weekend the 2008 NFL Draft picture will become much clearer for each team as the NFL Scouting Combine is underway at the RCA Dome.

Over the course of the next few days, more than 330 college prospects will have the opportunity to audition for their dream jobs in front of general managers, personnel directors, scouts and coaches from all 32 teams.

Kickers, punters, long snappers, offensive linemen and tight ends arrived Wednesday. On Thursday, they were measured and went through medical evaluations, met with the media, went through psychological testing and began their individual interviews with teams. They’ll have a meeting with the NFL Players Association on Friday along with more psychological testing. Specialists will workout Friday, while offensive linemen and tight ends will be on the RCA Dome turf on Saturday. The first group will leave Sunday.

Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers get to Indianapolis Thursday and their schedule will be one day behind that of the specialist, offensive linemen and tight ends. Defensive linemen and linebackers get in Friday, and the last group to arrive is the defensive backs, who arrive Saturday.

Not all players who attend the Combine chose to work out as some prefer to participate in interviews and save the physical portion for their college’s pro day. Players who do workout will be tested in the 40-yard dash, bench press, three cone drill, broad jump, vertical leap, 20-yard shuttle, 60-yard shuttle and position specific drills.

Check back throughout the day as we’ll have continual updates from the RCA Dome’s media center.