The Giants have signed DE George Selvie
Here are five things you need to know about the Giants' new DE:
1. Originally selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, defensive end George Selvie comes to the Giants after most recently playing the last two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, where he started 29 of 32 games.
Photos of Jason Pierre-Paul and George Selvie playing at USF
Overall, Selvie has played in 68 games with 29 starts (all at left defensive end) over five seasons with the Rams (2010), Panthers (2011), Jaguars (2011-2012) and Cowboys (2013-2014). Selvie also spent time on the Buccaneers' offseason roster in 2013.
2. Selvie's career numbers include 117 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 31 quarterback hits, 24 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He had a career-high 7.0 sacks in 2013 and 3.0 in 2014, which were his second-most.
3. Selvie started both games for the Cowboys in the postseason last year and recorded six tackles. It capped a 2014 regular season that saw Selvie start 13 games and record 30 tackles with 3.0 sacks, a pass defensed and a forced fumble.
4. Selvie was drafted out of South Florida in 2010, the same school and year that defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Giants.
5. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Selvie started 50 of the 51 games he played at South Florida and amassed 227 tackles, 69.5 tackles for losses, 29.0 sacks, 32 pressures, nine forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. He held every school game, season and career record for sacks and tackles for losses while finishing his career second in NCAA history in tackles for losses. He was the 2007 BIG EAST Coaches Defensive Player of the Year and a 2007 NCAA Consensus All-America selection. Selvie prepped at Pine Forest High School
Photos of the Giants 2015 official roster
CB Prince Amukamara
DE Robert Ayers Jr.
DE BRAD BARS
LT Will Beatty
LB Jon Beason
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
Safety Nat Berhe
DT Jay Bromley
CB Chykie Brown
K Josh Brown
SAFETY STEVIE BROWN
KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL
LB Jonathan Casillas
OL Emmett Cleary
Safety Landon Collins
DB C.J. CONWAY
WR Victor Cruz
TE Jerome Cunnigham
RB Orleans Darkwa
WR Geremy Davis
LS Zak DeOssie
TE Larry Donnell
OL Sean Donnelly
DT Kenrick Ellis
LB Cole Farrand
TE Daniel Fells
CB Chandler Fenner
OL Ereck Flowers
OL Adam Gettis
DT Dominique Hamilton
DT Johnathan Hankins
RB Kenneth Harper
WR/KR Dwayne Harris
CB Mike Harris
OL Bobby Hart
LB Mark Herzlich
CB Jayron Hosley
FB Henry Hynoski
DE/DT Cullen Jenkins
RB Rashad Jennings
John Jerry, Offensive Lineman RE-SIGNED WITH GIANTS
OL Brett Jones
WR JAMES JONES
LB Devon Kennard
DT Markus Kuhn
QB Eli Manning
CB Trumaine McBride
LB Jameel McClain
SAFETY BRANDON MERIWEATHER
SAFETY JEROMY MILES
DE Damontre Moore
QB Ryan Nassib
OT Marshall Newhouse
DE Owa Odighizuwa
LB ASHLEE PALMER
WR PRESTON PARKER
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Reserve/Franchise Player)
RT Justin Pugh
WR Rueben Randle
OL Dallas Reynolds
OL Weston Richburg
TE Adrien Robinson
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
OL Geoff Schwartz
DE George Selvie
QB Ricky Stanzi
WR Julian Talley
Safety Cooper Taylor
LB J.T. Thomas III
LB Devin Unga
RB Shane Vereen
DB Trevin Wade
WR Corey Washington
Punter Brad Wing
FB Nikita Whitlock
RB Andre Williams
DE Kerry Wynn
- Originally selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, defensive end George Selvie comes to the Giants after most recently playing the last two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, where he started 29 of 32 games. Overall, Selvie has played in 68 games with 29 starts (all at left defensive end) over five seasons with the Rams (2010), Panthers (2011), Jaguars (2011-2012) and Cowboys (2013-2014). Selvie also spent time on the Buccaneers' offseason roster in 2013.
- Selvie's career numbers include 117 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 31 quarterback hits, 24 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He had a career-high 7.0 sacks in 2013 and 3.0 in 2014, which were his second-most.
- Selvie started both games for the Cowboys in the postseason last year and recorded six tackles. It capped a 2014 regular season that saw Selvie start 13 games and record 30 tackles with 3.0 sacks, a pass defensed and a forced fumble.
- Selvie was drafted out of South Florida in 2010, the same school and year that defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Giants.
- A native of Pensacola, Fla., Selvie started 50 of the 51 games he played at South Florida and amassed 227 tackles, 69.5 tackles for losses, 29.0 sacks, 32 pressures, nine forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. He held every school game, season and career record for sacks and tackles for losses while finishing his career second in NCAA history in tackles for losses. He was the 2007 BIG EAST Coaches Defensive Player of the Year and a 2007 NCAA Consensus All-America selection. Selvie prepped at Pine Forest High School
