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鈥?Paul Posluszny left the game the same way he played 鈥?with the utmost class.The veteran middle linebacker retired Tuesday after 11 NFL seasons with Buffalo and Jacksonville Matt Kemp Jersey , calling it quits because he can “no longer compete at a level that I find acceptable.”Posluszny delivered the news in a heartfelt letter that thanked family members, former coaches at every level and teammates past and present.“With much sadness but without regret, I realize that I am no longer able to adhere to the unwavering standard of excellence that professional football demands,” Posluszny wrote. “I say this with a heavy heart: I am retiring from the NFL. I love the game of football so much, and I know there is truly only one acceptable way to play. Knowing I can no longer compete at a level that I find acceptable, I have chosen to end my football career.“This decision is mine alone, and although I know this will not bring me happiness, it is the right and honorable action to take at this time in my life.”The Pennsylvania native and Penn State graduate was an old-school linebacker, a player who liked tackling way more than talking. He had a chiseled chest, a barely noticeable neck and scars up and down his body.Posluszny started his career in Buffalo before playing the final seven years in Jacksonville. He led the Jaguars in tackles five times. His 973 career stops trail only Daryl Smith (1,089) in Jacksonville’s record book.“I believe everyone should thank Paul for a career representing everything to love about the NFL and the game of football,” team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Paul competed hard and relentlessly, but always represented his community with honor and class Jaire Alexander Jersey Packers , as we saw during his years here with the Jaguars.”The 33-year-old Posluszny was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. With Jacksonville unlikely to re-sign him following the emergence of Myles Jack, Posluszny opted to walk away for good.He did so with an elegant letter, planning to “spend the rest of eternity” trying to repay his wife for everything she has done for him and promising to do his best to step up the challenge of “dance class and dollhouses” with his two daughters.He thanked teachers and coaches at Hopewell High in Western Pennsylvania. He thanked Penn State, including late coach Joe Paterno for providing him “with a priceless education and wonderful memories.” He thanked the Bills, including coach Marv Levy and late owner Ralph Wilson, “for allowing me to be a small part of that storied franchise and amazing city.”He also thanked Jaguars coach Doug Marrone and top executive Tom Coughlin “for bringing us out of the darkness and back into the light, and for demanding a non-negotiable standard of excellence that will propel the Jacksonville Jaguars forward for years to come. I am excited to watch and cheer for you.”Posluszny made one Pro Bowl (2013) and was part of one winning seasons (2017). He also made the playoffs for the first time in his career last season and finished one victory shy of the Super Bowl.“These last two or three years, I promise you I saw him smile more than I did before 鈥?even in pictures,” fellow Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith said. “I know he went through another phase in life having his daughters. That opened him up in a different way. I saw that, and it gave him these last two or three years to go battle with us.” When you play for the Detroit Lions, you can be from Canada and still be considered local.Luke Willson, a tight end who signed with the Lions two months ago after five seasons with Seattle, is from Windsor Mike Remmers Jersey Elite , Ontario, right across the Detroit River from the Motor City. He grew up a Lions fan, although that's not his only motivation to play well after returning to the area.
"I was a big Barry Sanders guy. When I was a kid, it was kind of like the Herman Moore, Barry Sanders," Willson said this week. "I was a youngster, but I've always kind of, you know, liked the Lions growing up. But that being said I think it's important for me to establish a divide. Yeah it was my childhood team, but I'm here to do a job."
It's been a fairly quiet offseason for the Lions where free agency is concerned, but Willson was an interesting pickup, especially after Detroit cut ties with tight end Eric Ebron. A former first-round draft pick, Ebron became a target for Lions fans for dropping passes Jets Elite Jerseys , but he did provide production that Detroit needs to replace. He caught 186 passes over the past four years, including 53 for 574 yards and four touchdowns last season.
In five seasons with Seattle, the 6-foot-5 Willson never had more than 22 catches, but the Seahawks have had other tight ends to throw to like Jimmy Graham and Zach Miller, so Willson may be capable of more.
"I really try to pride myself on being able to do whatever they ask," Willson said. "You know, my first year we had Zach Miller, I was more the down-the-seam tight end, and Zach got hurt and you know, I had to quickly learn to be more the hand-down type guy. I think that's kind of benefited me in my career because I feel comfortable doing whatever they ask me to do."
Willson said at this stage of the offseason, it's too early to tell what exactly his role will be with the Lions.
"I'm here to do whatever the coaches ask me and right now, you know with all the CBA rules, it's personally just about getting better each day Youth Taven Bryan Jersey ," he said. "A lot of individual stuff for me that I can get better and just showing the coaches what I can do, and then from there they'll decide what role I'll be playing this year."
Despite the proximity to the U.S., Willson said the quality of high school football where he grew up wasn't great. He played on a summer team he likened to AAU basketball. He ended up playing college football at Rice, and he was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round in 2013.
He has carved out a decent NFL career for himself since then, and now he has a chance to come back and play close to home 鈥?although it sounds like he'll be living on the Detroit side of the river now.
"Got to shield myself from those Canadian taxes, man," he said. "Come on, now. Can't be doing that. Can't be doing that."
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