Deontae Skinner
| No. 53 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 18, 1990 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Macon (MS) Noxubee County | ||||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Deontae Skinner (born December 18, 1990) is an American football linebacker playing for the New York Giants. He played college football at Mississippi State and attended Noxubee County High School in Macon, Mississippi. He has played for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.
Early years
Skinner played high school football at Noxubee County High School. He was named First-Team All-State his senior year, recording 134 tackles, 28 tackle for loss, 11 of which were sacks, and two forced fumbles. Skinner recorded 122 tackles and five sacks his junior year.[1]
College career
Skinner played football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.[1]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 250 lb | 4.81 s | 1.69 s | 2.77 s | 4.42 s | 7.18 s | 31 in | 9 ft 9 in | 14 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Mississippi State Pro Day[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
New England Patriots
Skinner was signed by the New England Patriots on May 12, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the Patriots on August 26, 2014. He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014. Skinner was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2014 and won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots.[3][4] He made his NFL debut on September 14, 2014 against the Minnesota Vikings, recording two tackles.[5] Skinner was released by the Patriots on October 29, 2014 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 31.[6][7] He was released by the Patriots on November 26 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on December 3, 2014. He was released by the Patriots on May 5, 2015.[8]
Philadelphia Eagles
Skinner signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on August 14, 2015.[9] He was released by the Eagles on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[10][11]
On August 22, 2016, Skinner was released by the Eagles.[12]
New York Giants
On September 13, 2016, Skinner was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[13] He was released on September 17, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 19.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2016.[15] He was released again on November 19, 2016.[16] He was re-signed to the active roster on December 3, 2016.[17]
References
- 1 2 "#11 Deontae Skinner". hailstate.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Deontae Skinner". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Deontae Skinner". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Patriots bring up LB Deontae Skinner from practice squad". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Deontae Skinner". nfl.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Patriots sign LB Deontae Skinner; Release WR Jonathan Krause". patriots.com. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Reiss, Mike (October 29, 2014). "Patriots waive rookie LB Deontae Skinner". espn.go.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Patriots release CB Alfonzo Dennard, LS Tyler Ott and LB Deontae Skinner". patriots.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (August 14, 2015). "Eagles sign Deontae Skinner". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Shorr-Parks, Eliot (September 5, 2015). "Eagles announce release of Tim Tebow, Diaheem Watkins and 22 others". nj.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Fierro, Nick (September 6, 2015). "Eagles claim QB Stephen Morris for their roster". mcall.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Eckel, Mark (August 22, 2016). "Eagles cut LB Deontae Skinner; Quentin Gause's chances improve". nj.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Giants sign DT Montori Hughes; release Kicker Randy Bullock". Giants.com.
- ↑ "DEONTAE SKINNER". foxsports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 11, 2016). "Giants sign DB Coty Sensabaugh, promote CB Deontae Skinner from practice squad". Giants.com.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 19, 2016). "Giants sign OL Shane McDermott; waive LB Deontae Skinner". Giants.com.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (December 3, 2016). "Giants sign LB Deontae Skinner, waive OL Shane McDermott". Giants.com.