WR DeVier Posey (official thread)

[BuckWrestler141]

With all of the reviews of Posey this week, I can't figure out how he isn't listed as a starter.

[wadc45]

Scout $

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By Jardy...talks about the existing WR corp at OSU and where he sees himself fitting in. Posey's coach talks about what makes him such a complete WR.

[wadc45]

Athlete Vault - Devier Posey

[tlinc]

This is just a bit off topic and may have been covered earlier in the thread, but I was curious what everyone thinks about Posey's friendship with Chad Johnson.

Chad is starting to fall out of favor with some Bengals fans due to some of his comments about wanting to be traded this offseason and his celebrations rub many the wrong way. Also, though he is a great player he may not be the best role model for an impressionable 17 year old kid because sometimes he seems to put himself before the team.

On the other hand, I think it may have really helped Posey's confidence that one of the NFL's best showed up for his signing. That is one of the little things that might help when you show up at the AA game for example and there are other star high schoolers there. Had to have given him a little street cred with guys like Patrick Johnson, Etienne Sabino and some of the south Florida guys, where Chad is pretty much a god. Plus, Chad has worked very hard to get where he is. Hopefully, he was able to impart some of that work ethic into Devier.

[crazybuckfan40]

Read early interviews about where Devier was and what he has gone thru and how hard he has worked, and that leads me to believe along with JT and coaching staff keeping him grounded that he isn't going to let success go to his head...I don't think Chad has either as he had hard times to fight thru as well, it is just his personality that gets the best of him sometimes...He is flamboyant, very unlike Devier from what I have collected from interviews and hearing personal reports...

[WoodyWorshiper]

Originally Posted by tlinc

This is just a bit off topic and may have been covered earlier in the thread, but I was curious what everyone thinks about Posey's friendship with Chad Johnson.

Chad is starting to fall out of favor with some Bengals fans due to some of his comments about wanting to be traded this offseason and his celebrations rub many the wrong way. Also, though he is a great player he may not be the best role model for an impressionable 17 year old kid because sometimes he seems to put himself before the team.

On the other hand, I think it may have really helped Posey's confidence that one of the NFL's best showed up for his signing. That is one of the little things that might help when you show up at the AA game for example and there are other star high schoolers there. Had to have given him a little street cred with guys like Patrick Johnson, Etienne Sabino and some of the south Florida guys, where Chad is pretty much a god. Plus, Chad has worked very hard to get where he is. Hopefully, he was able to impart some of that work ethic into Devier.

Nice post. I am a Browns fan and therefore not a fan of Chad Johnson, but I see him this way. Chad has "the life." He's living the dream of playing the game he loves for boatloads of cash and is having fun doing it. Watching Chad's antics, to me anyway, are somewhat refreshing. Chad makes you forget about the "business" end of the game. He's a young guy who is out there to entertain, and does a great job doing it, love him or hate him.

Peace.

[buchtelgrad04]

DeVier is having surgery on his shoulder today. He has a partially torn labrum,and they are just going to reconnect it, but is expected to recover in time for anything important.

[osugrad21]

Originally Posted by buchtelgrad04

DeVier is having surgery on his shoulder today. He has a partially torn labrum,and they are just going to reconnect it, but is expected to recover in time for anything important.

Very minor surgery. He will be fine for track season.

[buchtelgrad04]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

Very minor surgery. He will be fine for track season.

Yeah, what he said.

Thanks Grad, didn't want to get anyone scared, it is in fact VERY MINOR.

[bengals07]

partially torn is not too bad, he will be back just fine. We went through fully torn and rehab was 6 months. Just depends on severity.

[alpo]

Originally Posted by buchtelgrad04

DeVier is having surgery on his shoulder today. He has a partially torn labrum,and they are just going to reconnect it, but is expected to recover in time for anything important.

Thank you. Very best to DeVier!!

[Buckskin86]

Preps star Posey honored
BY TOM GROESCHEN | TGROESCHEN@ENQUIRER.COM

La Salle senior wide receiver DeVier Posey has gotten word that he will be named a Parade magazine football All-American for the 2007 fall season.

The 45th annual Parade team is scheduled to be announced Thursday night, and Posey has learned he will be on the team.

"It's probably one of the oldest All-American teams, and I'm happy to be on it," Posey said today. "There are a lot of people on that list that went on to do great things, like I want to do in my life."

The Enquirer - Preps star Posey honored

[BB73]

bucknuts

OSU recruit Posey recovering from shoulder surgery, earns Parade All-American nod






Buckeye wide receiver recruit DeVier Posey underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday morning to repair mini-tears in the labrum and is recovering nicely. And mere hours after coming out of surgery, Posey learned he was selected to the Parade All-American team. Bucknuts caught up with Posey for an update on his condition and his latest accolades.

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[jwinslow]

Scout

Selected as 2008 Scout HS All-American.

[BB73]

lantern

Posey looking to join talented receiving corps
James Crepea

Who caught the first ever touchdown pass?

The name Oliver Thompson might not mean a lot to most football fans, but DeVier Posey knows how important Thompson was to the game of football.

In the 1879 game between Yale and Princeton, Thompson caught the first recorded forward pass in college football, thrown by Yale's Walter Camp.

"He paved the way for me," Posey said. "You and I don't even know his name but he did so much for football."

The five-star wide receiver is ranked number 21 in the country, number three at receiver, according to rivals.com. He stands 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds and runs a 4.5-second 40-yard dash.

"From the end of his junior year I've had him as one of the top 10 in Ohio," said Bill Kurelic, recruiting analyst for Bucknuts.com. "He's without question one of the top 10 receivers in the country."

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