Deontae Skinner
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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 for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Mississippi State University and attended Noxubee County High School in Macon, Mississippi. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots.
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
New England Patriots
Skinner was signed by the New England Patriots on May 12, 2014 after doing 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 .[2][3] He made his NFL debut on September 14, 2014 against the Minnesota Vikings, recording two tackles.[4] Skinner was released by the Patriots on October 29, 2014 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 31.[5][6] 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.[7]
Philadelphia Eagles
Skinner signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on August 14, 2015.[8] He was released by the Eagles on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 "#11 Deontae Skinner". hailstate.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Shorr-Parks, Eliot (September 5, 2015). "Eagles announce release of Tim Tebow, Diaheem Watkins and 22 others". nj.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
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