George Selvie

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George Selvie

No. 99 Dallas Cowboys

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth: March 6, 1987

Place of birth: Pensacola, Florida

Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight: 270 lb (122 kg)

Career information

High school: Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest

College: South Florida

NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 226

Debuted in 2010 for the St. Louis Rams

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2007)
Bill Willis Trophy (2007)
First-team All-American (2007, 2008)
First-team All-Big East (2007, 2008)
Second-team All-Big East (2009)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013

Tackles	87
Quarterback sacks	10.0
Forced fumbles	0
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

George Selvie (born March 6, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of South Florida, and received All-American honors. The St. Louis Rams drafted him in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and he has also played for the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early years

Selvie attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he was Class 3A second-team all-state selection. He totaled 55 tackles with six sacks. Selvie played both on the offensive and defensive line and was originally recruited to play center at South Florida. Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Selvie was not ranked nationally.^[1]

College career

Selvie attended the University of South Florida, where he played for the South Florida Bulls football team from 2006 to 2009. He holds the Big East Conference record for tackles for a loss in a season. He also holds the USF records for career sacks, sacks in a season, and tackles for a loss in a season (set in 2007).

In 2006 Selvie played as a freshman and totaled 64 tackles, 14.5 for a loss, including 5.5 sacks. He also forced 4 fumbles and recovered 2, had 9 hurries and batted one pass away.^[2] He was the National Defensive Player of the Week, November 25, 2006, in a win over West Virginia. For his efforts, Sporting News named him to its Freshman All-America team.

In 2007, Selvie was selected as a consensus All-American and was voted the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. That season he had 14.5 sacks (2nd in NCAA) and an NCAA-leading 31.5 tackles for loss. He totaled 59 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 13 quarterback hurries, and a blocked kick.^[3] He played in the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, December 31, 2007.

As a junior, in 2008, Selvie recorded 43 tackles (32 solo) with 13.5 of them for losses (including 5.5 sacks). He also broke up 5 passes and forced a fumble.^[4] Became the first two-time, first team All-American in USF history when he was selected by the American Football Coaches Association (He was also a second-team All-American according to the Walter Camp Foundation).

In 2009, his senior season, Selvie had 40 tackles (9.5 for losses) and 3.5 sacks. He forced and recovered one fumble and broke up two passes.^[5] while making First-team All-Big East by Phil Steele.

While Selvie was a student at University of South Florida, he was initiated as a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Career statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	TT	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sack	PD	FF	FR	Hurr
2006	USF	13	13	83	55	28	15	5.5	1	4	2	9
2007	USF	13	13	59	46	13	31.5	14.5	0	3	0	13
2008	USF	12	11	43	30	13	13.5	5.5	5	1	2	3
2009	USF	13	13	42	19	23	9.5	3.5	2	1	1	7
	Career	51	50	227	150	77	69.5	29	8	9	5	32

Honors

2008 First-team All-American
2007 First-team Consensus All-American
2007 Big East Defensive Player of the Year
2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist
2007 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
2007 Bill Willis Award winner
2006 Freshman All-American by Sporting News

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 4⅜ in	250 lb	34½ in	9⅜ in	4.93 s	1.67 s	2.78 s	4.63 s	7.48 s	30½ in	9 ft 1 in	24 reps	x
All values from NFL Combine^[6]

Selvie had "been labeled as a first-round talent with sixth- or seventh-round production." After his consensus All-America year in 2007, his production "tailed off considerably" in 2008 and 2009.^[7]

St. Louis Rams

Selvie was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2010 he played all 16 games and finished with 21 tackles and 1.5 sacks. On September 3, 2011, he was waived.

Carolina Panthers

He was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on September 4, but was waived on October 5, after playing four games and recording two tackles.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Selvie was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 15, 2011 where he finished the season playing in 7 games and making four tackles and one-half sack. He played in 9 games in 2012 before being released.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 2, 2013.^[8] He was released on May 6, 2013.

Dallas Cowboys

Selvie signed with the Dallas Cowboys on July 24, 2013, with Anthony Spencer having problems with his left knee and backup Tyrone Crawford lost for the year with an Achilles injury.^[9] Although he was not expected to make the team, he earned first-team practice reps in his first two weeks and was named the starter at strong defensive end for the Hall of Fame Game against the Miami Dolphins, where he had an outstanding performance with 2 sacks in a 24-20 win.

He would keep surpassing expectations and on September 8, 2013, made his first NFL start. During the season he had several noteworthy performances, earning the nickname "Bricklayer" from defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

Selvie started all 16 games and was a key player on a defensive line that experienced many injuries. He finished the year with 39 tackles, 7 sacks (second on the team), 7 tackles for loss, 22 quarterback pressures, 2 pass deflections, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.^[10]

References

↑ "George Selvie Profile". Rivals.com.
↑ USF website
↑ XOSN.com
↑ College Football Stats
↑ 2009 USF Football Combined Team Stats
↑ Dagger (2010-02-29). "2010 NFL Combine Results". postgameheroes.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Dagger (2010-02-29). "2010 NFL Combine Results". postgameheroes.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Free Agent Signings Bolster Bucs' Depth Chart
↑ Cowboys Bringing In Defensive Linemen Selvie, Cohen
↑ Cowboys Hidden Gems: George Selvie

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Persondata
Name	Selvie, George
Alternative names
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end
Date of birth	March 6, 1987
Place of birth	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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