Tuzar Skipper

Tuzar Skipper (born June 5, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at the University of Toledo.[2]

Tuzar Skipper
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Skipper with the New York Giants in 2019
No. 51 – Arlington Renegades
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995
The Bronx, New York, U.S.[1]
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Norwich Free Academy
College:Monroe College (2014–2015)
Toledo (2016–2018)
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:8
Sacks:0.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[13]

Tennessee Titans

Skipper was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 15, 2020.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 21, November 28, December 5, and December 12 for the team's weeks 11, 12, 13, and 14 games against the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Jacksonville Jaguars, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[15][16][17][18] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on December 15, 2020,[19] and restored to the practice squad on January 6, 2021.[20]

He was signed to a futures contract by the Titans on January 11, 2021.[21] Skipper was waived by Tennessee on July 25, 2021.[22]

Atlanta Falcons

On July 31, 2021, Skipper signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[23] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[24]

Tennessee Titans

On December 6, 2021, Skipper was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[25] After the Titans were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[26] He was waived on May 2, 2022.[27]

Pittsburgh Steelers (third stint)

On June 1, 2022, Skipper signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[28] He was waived/injured on August 15, 2022.[29] He reverted to injured reserve the following day. He was released on August 24, 2022.

Seattle Sea Dragons

On November 17, 2022, Skipper was drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.[30]

Arlington Renegades

On June 16, 2023, Skipper was traded, along with the 40th pick in the XFL Rookie Draft, to the Arlington Renegades in exchange for George Moore and the 46th pick.[31]

References
  1. Amore, Dom. "Dom Amore: Tuzar Skipper's positive outlook carries him from Meriden and Norwich to the NFL's Giants". courant.com.
  2. "Tuzar Skipper". Steelers.com. Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. "Monroe Football Alum Tuzar Skipper '15 Signs with NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers". Monroe College Athletics.
  4. "Tuzar Skipper – Football". University of Toledo Athletics.
  5. "2014 All-NFC". www.northeastfootball.com.
  6. "2015 All-NEFC". www.northeastfootball.com.
  7. "Eight Rockets Placed on All-MAC Teams". University of Toledo Athletics.
  8. "Holton promoted to 53-man roster". Steelers.com. September 7, 2019.
  9. Williams, Charean (September 9, 2019). "Giants claim Tuzar Skipper off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  10. Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants sign linebacker Deone Bucannon". Giants.com.
  11. Varley, Teresa (November 19, 2019). "Steelers sign Skipper to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
  12. "Steelers sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". Steelers.com. December 30, 2019.
  13. Varley, Teresa (September 6, 2020). "Steelers make moves to get to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
  14. "Titans waive Cody Hollister, make change to practice squad". Titans Wire. USA Today. September 15, 2020.
  15. Wyatt, Jim (November 21, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Leading up to Sunday's Game vs Ravens". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. Wyatt, Jim (November 28, 2020). "Titans Activate Punter Brett Kern from Injured Reserve, While Also Activating LB David Long from Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  17. Wyatt, Jim (December 5, 2020). "Titans Make Roster Moves Leading Up to Sunday's Game vs Browns". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  18. Wyatt, Jim (December 12, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Jaguars". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  19. Wyatt, Jim (December 15, 2020). "Titans Activate CB Kristian Fulton from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  20. Wyatt, Jim (January 6, 2021). "Quick Hits After Wednesday's Titans Practice". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  21. Wyatt, Jim (January 11, 2021). "Titans Sign 14 Players to Futures Contracts for 2021". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  22. "Titans agree to terms with OLB John Simon, waive Tuzar Skipper". usatoday.com. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  23. "Falcons sign OLB Tuzar Skipper". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  24. "Falcons announce 53-man roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 31, 2021.
  25. Wyatt, Jim (December 6, 2021). "Titans Move WR Julio Jones, WR Racey McMath and S Dane Cruikshank to Designated for Return from Injured Reserve" List". TennesseeTitans.com.
  26. Wyatt, Jim (January 24, 2022). "Titans Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  27. Wyatt, Jim (May 2, 2022). "Roster Moves: Titans Waive Four Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  28. Varley, Teresa (June 2, 2022). "Steelers sign Skipper". Steelers.com.
  29. "Steelers Sign Vaughters". Steelers.com. August 15, 2022.
  30. "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  31. "Arlington Renegades and Seattle Sea Dragons Complete Trade in Advance of 2023 XFL Rookie Draft". OurSports Central. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.


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