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Jaguars Notebook: DE George Selvie is making most of opportunity
Ryan O'Halloran
November 12, 2012 7:41 PM EST
Contract or no contract for next year, what a 1-8 record has produced for the Jaguars is a weekly audition for every player. That includes impending restricted free agent defensive end George Selvie, who was injured in the preseason, forcing him to delay his start to the regular season.
Selvie, 25, sustained a sprained knee Aug. 25 at Baltimore and didn’t play until Week 6 at Oakland. He’s tried to make up for the lost time by contributing 13 tackles, one sack, one tackle for lost yardage and five quarterback hits in four games. “I feel like I’m getting back into the groove of things,†he said after practice on Monday. “I started off with a smaller role and have progressively gotten a bigger role.â€
Selvie’s workload has been 18 snaps against the Raiders, followed by 29 (Green Bay), 31 (Detroit) and 29 (Indianapolis).
The Jaguars were conservative with Selvie’s road back. He returned to limited practice Oct. 3 and went through his first full workout on Oct. 17. He played his first game on Oct. 21. “I respect the fact they wanted me to be patient and I wanted to be healthy — I didn’t want to go out there early and set myself back,†Selvie said. “We tested it each week.†Selvie felt back to full speed against Detroit, when he chased down a scrambling Matthew Stafford for a sack. “I had a couple of plays when I came free for a hit and I was like, ‘I can get back there, but I’m missing a small step,’†Selvie said. “[Against Detroit], I got a chance to open it up, so that was good.â€