1. Paul Michael Posluszny is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League for 11 seasons, primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
53 Facts About Paul Posluszny
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Paul Posluszny earned Pro Bowl honors during the 2013 season after leading the league in solo tackles.
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Paul Posluszny was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Paul Posluszny was a star halfback and linebacker at Hopewell High School in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Posluszny played football at Penn State University from 2003 to 2006.
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Paul Posluszny debuted 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.
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Paul Posluszny started in all 11 games and led his team with 104 tackles, and his 9.5 tackles per game average put him in a tie for fifth in the Big Ten.
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Paul Posluszny recorded 12 tackles for loss and three sacks, helping Penn State reach the national top 10 in scoring and total defense.
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Paul Posluszny caught an interception, broke up three passes and forced a fumble on the season.
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Paul Posluszny won the Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week for his performance against Indiana, making 13 tackles and playing a key role in Penn State's goal-line stand to ensure the win.
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In 2005, Paul Posluszny became the first junior captain for Penn State since Mike Reid and Steve Smear in 1968.
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Paul Posluszny posted 116 tackles on the season, 14 for loss, and 4 sacks, including a 22-tackle game against Northwestern.
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Paul Posluszny was named Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week a record-breaking three consecutive times.
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Paul Posluszny helped lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to a win in the 2006 Orange Bowl against Florida State but left the game in the fourth quarter after partially tearing two ligaments in his knee; the injury did not require surgery.
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Paul Posluszny subsequently announced that he planned to return to Penn State for his senior year of college, rather than declare himself eligible for the 2006 NFL draft, a decision which, a year later, was considered "a boon," with Posluszny completing the 2006 season with 116 tackles and a school-high career total 372 tackles.
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Jack Ham, former All-American Linebacker at Penn State, said that Paul Posluszny was the greatest linebacker to ever play at Penn State.
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Paul Posluszny had 372 career tackles, with 116 of them coming during that season, including 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles.
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Paul Posluszny was named a member of the 2006 All-America Team, the first Penn State linebacker to be a two-time Associated Press All-American.
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Paul Posluszny graduated a semester early in December 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in finance and a 3.57 GPA.
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Paul Posluszny is a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and was named 2006 Academic All-American of the Year.
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Paul Posluszny was a finalist for the Draddy Trophy, which is presented to the nations' top student-athlete.
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Paul Posluszny was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Paul Posluszny was the fourth linebacker selected in 2007, after future Pro bowlers Patrick Willis, Lawrence Timmons, and Jon Beason.
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Paul Posluszny was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie season.
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Paul Posluszny finished his rookie season with 26 combined tackles in three starts and three games.
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Paul Posluszny returned as the starting middle linebacker in 2008, along with outside linebackers Angelo Crowell and Kawika Mitchell.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2008 season with 110 combined tackles, six pass deflections, a fumble recovery, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Paul Posluszny was one of six team captains selected prior to the start of the 2009 season.
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The injury was expected to sideline him for at least six weeks, but Paul Posluszny was able to recover quickly and returned in four weeks while missing only four games.
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Paul Posluszny finished his third season with 111 combined tackles, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and one sack in 12 games and 12 starts.
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Paul Posluszny unfortunately left the game during the third quarter after sustaining an apparent knee injury while tackling running back Ronnie Brown with two teammates.
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Paul Posluszny finished his final season in Buffalo with 151 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and two sacks in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2011 season with 119 combined tackles, a career-high nine pass deflections, two sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Paul Posluszny set a single-season franchise record with 139 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, three interceptions, and two sacks in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Paul Posluszny left during the third quarter after suffering a concussion and was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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On January 20,2014, Paul Posluszny was named to his first Pro Bowl, replacing San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2013 season with a career-high 162 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, three sacks, two interceptions, and one touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Paul Posluszny returned as the starting middle linebacker in 2014 with starting outside linebackers LaRoy Reynolds and Geno Hayes.
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Paul Posluszny left the game in the third quarter after sustaining an injury that was later discovered to be a torn pectoral muscle.
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Paul Posluszny was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season and led the team with 69 combined tackles at the time of his injury.
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Paul Posluszny finished the season with 69 combined tackles, two pass deflections, and one sack in seven games and seven starts.
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Paul Posluszny remained the starting middle linebacker, but was now playing alongside Telvin Smith and Dan Skuta to start the regular season.
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Paul Posluszny missed Jacksonville's Week 5 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to the high ankle sprain.
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Paul Posluszny left the game in the fourth quarter after suffering a broken right hand.
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Paul Posluszny missed the Jaguars' Week 14 victory against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2015 season with 133 combined tackles, six pass deflections, three interceptions, and a sack in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Head coach Gus Bradley named Paul Posluszny the starting middle linebacker along with starting outside linebackers Dan Skuta and Telvin Smith to begin the regular season.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2016 season with 133 combined tackles, a career-high 14 quarterback hurries, three pass deflections, 1.5 sacks, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Paul Posluszny returned to his middle linebacker position after Jack reverted to his strongside linebacker position due to his inability to adjust to his new role and his difficulty performing the required duties during the Jaguars' first preseason game against the New England Patriots.
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Paul Posluszny finished the 2017 season with 61 combined tackles, two pass deflections, and 1.5 sacks in 16 games and 11 starts.
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On January 7,2018, Paul Posluszny started his first career playoff game, but was held without a tackle as the Jaguars defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card Round.
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On March 13,2018, Paul Posluszny announced his retirement from the NFL.
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On July 6,2013, Paul Posluszny married fellow Penn State graduate Elizabeth Sarah Johnson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the start of the 2013 regular season.