Education
Posey attended Louisiana Salle in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Posey attended Louisiana Salle in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Freshman year
Posey started his college career with a 25-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Todd Boeckman against Youngstown State.
Sophomore year
On October 31, 2009, against New Mexico State, on a reverse, Posey threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Dane Sanzenbacher.
Suspension
DeVier Posey was said to have sold a jersey, pants, and shoes that he had previously worn in a game. The other suspended players were quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running back Dan Herron, offensive lineman Mike Adams, and defensive end Soloman Thomas.
On May 30, 2011, Jim Tressel resigned as the Ohio State University football coach. Herron was expected to get his starting spot back after his suspension.
Luke Fickell was named the interim head coach for the 2011 season.
On October 3, 2011, in an unrelated story, Herron was suspended for one more week due to being overpaid during a summer job in the Cleveland area. Several Entertainment and Sports Programming Network analysts, including Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Spielman, said that they did not believe Herron or DeVier Posey, who was also suspended the first six game of the 2011 season as well, would ever play or should ever play at Ohio State again. They added, however, that the pair should still be allowed to practice, work out, and stay on scholarship at the university.
NFL Draft
In the 2012 NFL Draft, Posey was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round (68th overall).
Houston Texans
Further testing indicated that Posey suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. New York Jets
The Texans traded Posey and their 2015 third round (82nd overall), fifth round (152nd overall), and seventh round (229th overall) draft picks to the New York Jets in exchange for New York"s 2015 third round (70th overall, used to pick Jaelen Strong) draft pick on May 1, 2015.
He was waived on August 30, 2015. Denver Broncos
On January 4th, 2016, the Denver Broncos signed Posey to a reserve/future contract for the 2016 NFL season.
He was also a member of the New York Jets.