By: Tania Ganguli (Jacksonville.com) — DeVier Posey, a receiver out of Ohio State, was one of the players infamously suspended for accepting cash and tattoos from a local tattoo shop owner. The school suspended him five games, then the NCAA added five more for being overpaid for a job.

That meant Posey only played in three games during the 2011 season, one of them the Gator Bowl, giving NFL scouts few opportunities to see what he could do. Posey has had a good week at the Senior Bowl and he also has an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine next month to impress teams.

He met with the Jaguars earlier this week.

- You seem to be doing well this week, did you feel that way?

Yeah I feel like it’s going pretty well. Without 10 games, I feel like I wanted to come out and show them I could still move and run routes and you know be sharp in the film room and come out with a business-like attitude.

- How did you make sure you stayed in football shape?

I was on the practice squad, scout team, running quarterback, whatever my team wanted me to do. I would do these workouts on Thursday and Friday when the team would go to the hotel. I would run full-speed routes and do………….

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This entry was posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 6:00 pm.
Categories: FOOTBALL.

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  1. Joe

    I wish all the Ohio State seniors the best of luck.

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