Paul Posluszny immediately sent Aaron Maybin a text message when he learned his Buffalo Bills had taken the Penn State defensive end with the No. 11 pick in the NFL draft last month.

Posluszny, the former Nittany Lion linebacker, later went out to dinner with Maybin after he was flown into Buffalo after being drafted that week.

"Definitely very, very excited, especially because I know what type of kid Aaron is," Posluszny said while stopping by Blair County Ballpark Sunday. "He's an unbelievably hard worker, Penn State guy, so it's great to see that we were gonna draft him."

The Bills recently started their organized team activities, where Posluszny -- who now looks more like a USC linebacker with his long locks -- says he and former Penn State safety Bryan Scott will look out for Maybin and Lydell Sargeant, the Lion cornerback who signed with Buffalo after not being drafted.

"We have the opportunity to work with them there, and we will as the summer progresses spend more time together there with practices and workouts, so definitely looking forward to it," he said.

Posluszny also said that Penn State redshirt senior Sean Lee is one of his best friends, and he looks forward to watching Lee get back on the field after missing all of 2008 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Should Lee switch to middle linebacker the same way Posluszny and Dan Connor did in their senior campaigns at Penn State, Posluszny feels the transition will be smooth.

"Oh absolutely, that's the way recently Coach Paterno has liked to do things," Posluszny said. "Sean is gonna step in there and do a great job. He's an unbelievable player, but he's so smart. He knows the defensive scheme and everything the coaches are looking for, so he's gonna do a great job of stepping in there, playing middle linebacker, leading that defense. I'm looking forward to watching him play."

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