Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny, who attended the Butkus Award ceremony in Orlando tonight even though coach Joe Paterno would have preferred that he stay in State College, will be returning with a little extra luggage. After winning the Butkus Award he’ll be bringing back some additional hardware to add to his burgeoning trophy case. Posluszny beat out Ohio State linebacker A. J. Hawk and Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryan. ???? ???? Hawk had previously won the Lombardi Award while Posluszny had won the Bednarik Award.
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