Tim Schmitt: Conlan knows this: Poz is a player

The truth slipped out as Shane Conlan squeezed a blue Sharpie, carefully printing "National Champs" next to his John Hancock on a sparkling-white Penn State helmet.

The truth came from an icon who grew up just over an hour from Ralph Wilson Stadium, only to become the anchor of a big-play defense that went to four Super Bowls.