Paul Michael Posluszny , commonly known as "Poz", is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. Posluszny was a star halfback and linebacker at Hopewell High School in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. In 2002, his senior year, he helped lead the Vikings to the WPIAL championship with an 8-1 record, followed by the AAA State Championship. Posluszny debuted at Penn State in the fifth game of his 2003 freshman... season, and in the last game of the season made his first career start at Michigan State. During the season he recorded 36 tackles, an interception , a fumble recovery, and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News. In 2004 he was named as a second-team All-Big Ten player as well as earning academic All-Big Ten honors. Prior to that season he changed to jersey #31, in honor of former Penn State players who had worn the number including All-Americans Shane Conlan and Andre Collins.
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