"My BlackBerry buzzed often Wednesday night while I was having dinner here in Indianapolis with Jason La Canfora, who apparently used to do something for The Post. It's hard getting face time with the television star these days, so I was glad my boy could squeeze me into his busy schedule before the scouting combine got underway.

Between sharing a few laughs, we both were busy checking out rumors about a potential Redskins trade that supposedly would send Jason Campbell, a restricted free agent, to the Buffalo Bills for safety Donte Whitner and a draft pick. The Campbell-Whitner talk has been out there a while and really got rolling on a Buffalo Bills message board recently.

People familiar with the situation told me they did not envision the Redskins completing a deal with Buffalo involving Campbell. At some point during the combine, Campbell's agent, Joel Segal, is expected to speak with Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen about a contract extension for Campbell.

Whether the Redskins are willing to commit money to Campbell beyond the 2010 season - or for the upcoming season, for that matter - remains to be seen. It would be surprising, however, if the team decided not to tender Campbell a contract, league sources said.

The Redskins would have to tender Campbell to receive draft compensation if he signed elsewhere. Campbell's minimum tender amount would be $3.14 million, according to a league source. If the Redskins increased the offer to $3.268 million, they would receive first- and third-round compensation. Last season, Campbell had a salary of a little more than $2.857 million. "