• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

WR DeVier Posey (2017 Grey Cup Champion and MVP)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
Herron, Posey ready for NFL challenge
February 12, 2012
By TIM CLEVELAND , Tribune Chronicle | [email protected]

NILES - With their college careers at an end, former Ohio State football players Dan "Boom" Herron and DeVier Posey are ready to take the next step to the National Football League.

The duo made an appearance Saturday signing autographs at Everything Buckeyes in the Eastwood Mall and both reflected back on their turbulent senior season and looked ahead on possibly being drafted by an NFL team.

Both had their senior seasons shortened due to selling memorabilia for cash and tattoos, suspended for the first five games of 2011. They had additional time added on for being overpaid on a summer job, Herron for one game and Posey for five.

The absence of Herron and Posey (as well as quarterback Terrelle Pryor, offensive lineman Mike Adams and defensive end Soloman Thomas) resulted in a 6-7 season for the Buckeyes, including losing their last four games.

"It was definitely a learning experience," said 2007 Warren G. Harding graduate Herron, who turns 23 on March 21. "I've definitely grown from it. I look at things different, make better decisions."

"I just feel like the experiences you get to learn from makes a world of difference for life," Posey said. "The things we got to go through as young men has prepared us for adversity. A lot of guys going into the NFL don't get a bump or a boost like the stuff we had to go through this past year. Ideally for Ohio State fans, it was a bad year.

"I felt like guys like me and "Boom" coming to school, we were spoon fed. We played as freshmen, had an opportunity to win some championships. When you hit a bump in the road, it kind of refocuses you. For me, it was really a humbling experience."

Posey said despite the anger many OSU fans directed at the suspended players, they had no ill intent.

"I think like a lot of fans got things misconstrued thinking we did something to hurt our team," said Posey, who will turn 22 on March 15. "That was the last thing we wanted. Me and "Boom" and those guys, we love our school. We love being from Columbus. We lot being able to wear that silver helmet. It was such an honor for me to be able to go down to the Senior Bowl and be able to represent Ohio State."

Posey finished his senior season with three-game totals of 12 catches for 162 yards and two touchdowns. He caught five passes for 38 yards and a score in the 24-17 Gator Bowl loss to Florida. Herron averaged nearly 97 yards per game, with 678 yards and three touchdowns in seven games.

Herron and Posey have been diligently preparing for the NFL Combine, which will be Feb. 22-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. There, more than 300 top prospects will be poked, prodded and tested both mentally and physically as teams try and decide who to pick in the April draft.

Posey said he and Herron will drive together to the Combine on Feb. 23. The two are represented by the same agent, Pat Dye and Michael Perrett of Sports Trust, which is based in Atlanta.

cont...
Click to expand...

http://www.tribtoday.com/page/conte...--Posey-ready-for-NFL-challenge.html?nav=5024

Posey is 2nd half of video.....

http://www.wytv.com/content/news/he...rads-Visit-Valley/wJMs3NNfPUO7AhSC8UgMfA.cspx
 
Upvote 0
Ohio State football: Posey's season of growth
Suspended for 10 games, receiver says his senior year was not wasted; it forced him to become a man
By Bill Rabinowitz
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday February 21, 2012

osufb-posey-art0-ge7g4o56-1osu11psu-kr-01-jpg.jpg


For the past two months, DeVier Posey trained in Florida, getting his body and mind fit for this week?s NFL combine in Indianapolis.

The combine is largely measured in statistics. Prospects are tested in weightlifting reps. They run the 40-yard dash, in which tenths of seconds can be worth millions.

Posey is confident he will do well in such tests. But the former Ohio State receiver is most eager to show what can?t be summarized in numbers.

Posey missed all but the final three games of his senior season because of consecutive five-game NCAA suspensions. The first stemmed from Posey selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring, one of the violations in a memorabilia scandal that eventually brought coach Jim Tressel?s forced resignation and left the Buckeyes with a bowl ban in 2012.

Just as that suspension was to expire, in early October, the NCAA again ruled out Posey after it deemed he received excessive pay while working for the company of a now-banned booster.

The suspensions frustrated and tested Posey. It also gave him time to reflect. The regrets about the consequences of his punishment remain raw, but he now considers his 2011 season to be a sort of a blessing in disguise.

If NFL teams wonder if his senior season was mostly wasted, Posey has a heartfelt answer.

?I?ll just tell them where I?ve grown this year is my intangibles,? he told The Dispatch this week in his first lengthy interview since his original suspension 14 months ago. ?Things you can?t measure, things that won?t be measured at the combine. That?s where I feel my greatest improvement in 2011 was ? off the field.?

cont...
Click to expand...

http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2012/02/21/season-of-growth.html
 
Upvote 0
Posey won the 400 his senior year. He also podium'd in the 100 as well. He's always been a VERY fast runner. He never seemed like he had HUGE amounts of speed when playing though, which always baffled me. Rarely did he have the ball in space like Ginn Jr. did. I always wanted to see him get more screens and reverses...
 
Upvote 0
Posey, worked out by new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, proved he has the talent to stick in the NFL. He ran smooth routes and showed good quickness and agility getting in and out of his cuts. Posey also showed excellent concentration and good hands. He was sharp catching all types of passes with only one drop. Posey showed little explosiveness, however, looking more like a one-speed runner than a blazer. He's still in position to be a second- or third-round pick.
Click to expand...

Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/sto...sey-star-at-ohio-states-pro-day#ixzz1ofqxd0Uu
 
Upvote 0
12-03-09-FB-0490.jpg


http://photo.the-ozone.net/details....umber=45&ReturnRowCount=12&ReturnPageNumber=4

As far as what teams Posey is hearing from and where he thinks he might go, he doesn't really put too much thought into it because there's really no point.

"There are so many smoke screens and different strategies to this," he said. "I'm just trying to be patient and make sure my phone line is on so I can answer all of my calls."

While some of Friday's participants have better odds of a career in the NFL than others, that doesn't mean those with the longer odds didn't also want to show what they could do.
Click to expand...

http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/proday.html

Posey, who unofficially ran in the 4.37-4.44 range in the 40 at the Combine, did not run the 40 on Friday but did do receiver drills. Out of 15 routes, he had 14 receptions with the one incompletion being an off target pass.

?I think it went good. I made sure I looked good on all my routes and helped myself,? he said. ?The next six weeks is all about working out and not trying to be too antsy before the draft.?
Click to expand...

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/...lumbus?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE

DeVier Posey didn?t run the 40 because he was satisfied with his time at the combine. His official time was a 4.50, but he said NFL teams timed him as fast as 4.37. Posey did not drop any passes and ran crisp routes.
Click to expand...

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/03/10/nfl-is-sweats-first-choice.html

Devier Posey, WR (6-1 5/8, 208) ? Caught the ball well in position drills. He?s just about what everyone thought he is: a mid-round type of guy.
Click to expand...

http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/03/10/steelers-tomlin-attends-ohio-state-pro-day/

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiVb3XATh6I"]Former Ohio State players work out for NFL scouts - YouTube[/ame]
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top