Poz is hoping his shoulder will be healed up, so he can participate in off season activities.
“I will heal up from this completely,” Posluszny said Monday. “This will have no effect on how I play in the 2012 season or any season after that. This happens all the time. It’s a very common injury, especially for people who play linebacker. This will not alter my career in any way.”
“I’m going to visit the doctor who did the surgery six weeks out from surgery, and from then on, he’ll give me the protocol,” Posluszny said. “The surgeon has not discussed with me when I will back to 100 percent, but we didn’t view it as major surgery.”
Asked if he would be able to practice before training camp, he said, “I don’t think it will take that long, personally. The surgeon said, ‘Be cautious. There’s no rush. There’s no reason to rush in January and February, then we’ll go from there.”
Posluszny said it’s his desire to work when the Jaguars begin their off-season program, and that he has not ruled out participating in the off-season conditioning program, OTAs and minicamps. The Jaguars are scheduled to begin their off-season program in early April, with OTAs likely to be held from mid-April through mid-June.
“I would really like to do that,” Posluszny said. “I’d like to compete in those and get back out on the field. I’m looking forward to that and I want to be healthy at that point. If our doctors say, ‘No need to do it just yet – let it get a little more healed,’ then that’s part of the deal.
“We haven’t gotten to that point yet where we’ve discussed where I’ll be in May and June.”
Posluszny said for now he’s at the facility staying in shape and working non-shoulder-related areas. While players are not permitted under the new CBA rules to speak with coaches about football until April, he said he will spend the coming weeks reviewing tape from last season on an individual basis.