[2] As a junior, he was named the starting quarterback and contributed to the team reaching the state championship game, where they lost to Titusville High School.
[3] He also was a starter in the school's basketball team that had a perfect 37-0 record and won the state championship during the 1982-83 season.
Paul accepted a football scholarship from Syracuse University, where he played under head coach Dick MacPherson from 1984 to 1988.
As a senior, he was again a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, registered 4 interceptions and earned first-team All-American honors.
[7] The Chicago Bears traded with the Los Angeles Raiders to move up and select Paul in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft.
[11] During the 1990 season, Paul primarily served as a backup with at least five other defensive backs ahead of him in the depth chart.
[21] Paul was then hired by the New York Giants as their assistant strength and conditioning coach and won two more Super Bowls (XLII and XLVI) in his 12 year tenure.
[23] On November 24, 2020, Paul was rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack at the Cowboys' team facility,[24] and died the following day at age 54.