Get to know the guy you once knew as West Virginia’s former starting right tackle:

At the other end of the NFL’s financial spectrum are players such as Selvish Capers, who took home $53,000 during his 20 weeks on the Washington Redskins’ practice squad last season and about $29,500, after taxes, as a signing bonus last June.

“It’s good money, but it’s not ‘all that money’ like people think,” the 6-foot-4, 325-pound offensive tackle says.

Mind you, the longevity for a practice squad player is actually not very long at all. Ideally, he’d go to camp, showcase his improvement and get on the 53-man roster. For a guy like him, a lot of the favorable impressions are made away from the camp and in the workouts players are allowed to participate in during the offseason, but are for the time being, non-existent.

Capers also has considerable competition at his position and he’s going to have to wait to impress and then impress right away.

Trent Williams is entrenched at left tackle. But veteran right tackles Jammal Brown and Stephon Heyer are due to become free agents whenever a new collective bargaining agreement is reached. Capers sees this offseason as a prime opportunity.

“This offseason is crucial for anybody with something to prove,” Capers says. “I’ve got to show more than I did last year. I’m eager for them to get this taken care of. I’m having dreams about playing football. I’m trying to do whatever I need to do to make this team, and work my way into the rotation. Whenever they say come back to work, I’m going to show them I’ve been working.”