Tuzar Skipper
| No. 51 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 5, 1995 The Bronx, New York[1] | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Norwich Free Academy | ||||||||||
| College: | Toledo | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2019 | |||||||||||
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Tuzar Skipper (born June 5, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Toledo.[2]
College career
Skipper played college football for Monroe College from 2014 to 2015[3] and for Toledo from 2016 to 2018.[4] In 2014 and 2015, he was named to the All-NEFC second team.[5][6] In 2018, he was named to the All-MAC third team.[7]
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Skipper was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. After making the Steelers initial 53-man roster, Skipper was waived prior to Week 1 on September 7, 2019.[8]
New York Giants
On September 9, 2019, Skipper was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on October 22, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10]
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
On November 19, 2019, Skipper was re-signed by the Steelers off the Giants practice squad.[11] On December 30, Skipper was re-signed by the Steelers to a two-year contract.[12]
References
- ^ Amore, Dom. "Dom Amore: Tuzar Skipper's positive outlook carries him from Meriden and Norwich to the NFL's Giants". courant.com.
- ^ "Tuzar Skipper". Steelers.com. Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Monroe Football Alum Tuzar Skipper '15 Signs with NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers". Monroe College Athletics.
- ^ "Tuzar Skipper - Football". University of Toledo Athletics.
- ^ "2014 All-NFC". www.northeastfootball.com.
- ^ "2015 All-NEFC". www.northeastfootball.com.
- ^ "Eight Rockets Placed on All-MAC Teams". University of Toledo Athletics.
- ^ "Holton promoted to 53-man roster". Steelers.com. September 7, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (September 9, 2019). "Giants claim Tuzar Skipper off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants sign linebacker Deone Bucannon". Giants.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 19, 2019). "Steelers sign Skipper to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
- ^ "Steelers sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". Steelers.com. December 30, 2019.
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