Draft. The Bills traded their second (43rd overall) and third round (74th overall) picks to move up nine spots and select Posluszny. The Lions went on to select Drew Stanton with their second round pick (43rd overall) and traded their third round pick (74th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens. He was the fourth linebacker selected in 2007, after future Pro bowlers Patrick Willis, Lawrence Timmons, and Jon Beason. 2007 On July 26, 2007, the Bills signed Posluszny to a four-year, $4.75 million contract that includes $2.55 million guaranteed. Throughout training camp, Posluszny competed against veteran John DiGiorgio for the job as the starting middle linebacker after it was left vacant by the departure of London Fletcher. Head coach Dick Jauron named Posluszny the starting middle linebacker to start the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Bills' season-opener against the Denver Broncos and recorded ten combined tackles (nine solo) in their 15–14 loss. The following week, he recorded a season-high 12 combined tackles (five solo) during a 26–3 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers. On September 23, 2007, Posluszny made four combined tackles before leaving in the third quarter after suffering a broken left forearm in their 38–7 loss at the New England Patriots. He was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie season. At the time of his injury, he was third in the league with 26 combined tackles, which was tied for the most tackles among rookies with Patrick Willis. He finished his rookie season with 26 combined tackles (17 solo) in three starts and three games. 2008 Posluszny returned as the starting middle linebacker in 2008, along with outside linebackers Angelo Crowell and Kawika Mitchell. On December 7, 2008, Posluszny recorded a season-high 11 combined tackles (eight solo) in the Bills' 16–3 loss to the Miami Dolphins. The following week, Posluszny recorded five combined tackles, two pass break ups, and made his first career interception off of quarterback Brett Favre during the Bills' 31–27 loss at the New York Jets. Posluszny finished the 2008 season with 110 combined tackles (87 solo), six pass deflections, a fumble recovery, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts. He was named the Bills defensive MVP. 2009 Head coach Dick Jauron named Posluszny the starting middle linebacker along with outside linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Keith Ellison to begin the regular season. Posluszny was