George Selvie 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 . 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 . 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 fumble s , 13 quarterback hurries , and a blocked kick . 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 . 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 . 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 . Professional career . Pre - draft . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 .