George Selvie

George Selvie (born March 6, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

He played college football for the South Florida Bulls, earning consensus All-American honors in 2007.

He attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he was a two-way player at center and defensive tackle.

Selvie accepted a football scholarship from the University of South Florida, where he was originally recruited to play center.

As a sophomore in 2007, he had a breakout season and was selected as a consensus All-American and the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

He had one sack, 2 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery in a 17-7 win against Florida State University.

He ranked second in NCAA history and set the Big East Conference record with 69.5 career tackles for loss.

In 2012, he appeared in 9 games as a backup, making 30 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and 7 quarterback pressures.

On July 24, 2013, Selvie signed with the Dallas Cowboys for depth purposes, after Anthony Spencer was having problems with his left knee and backup Tyrone Crawford was lost for the year with an Achilles injury.

[8] 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 a notable performance with 2 sacks in a 24-20 win.

During the season, he had several noteworthy performances, earning the nickname "Bricklayer" from defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

On March 20, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants, to provide depth after the release of defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka.