![]() ![]() The Arkansas product, who spent his college career under current Patriots assistant Bret Bielema, joined Detroit’s practice squad one day after his release but not even a week into the season was let go again. Moving between his primary position of left guard and the left tackle spot, Skipper was serviceable as both a pass protector and a run blocker - but little more, which caused the team to release him during roster cutdowns. During the preseason, he was on the field in all four contests and played 109 of the Lions’ 290 offensive snaps (37.6%). Skipper started the season in Detroit, where he also spent the majority of his rookie campaign. ![]() The former undrafted free agent did not play a single snap in 2018. Today, the series continues with one of New England’s depth offensive linemen.Ģ018 review: After appearing in just one game over the course of the 2017 season, Dan Skipper’s second year in the NFL did not go any better - quite the opposite, actually: he spent some time on the Detroit Lions’ and Denver Broncos’ practice squads, was without a team for nearly three months in between, and ultimately joined the Patriots on a futures contract. Over the course of the summer, we will take a look at the players fighting for those spots to find out who has the best chances of helping the Patriots defend their Super Bowl title. However, only 53 of them will be able to survive the cutdowns on August 31 and ultimately make the team. The New England Patriots, who are currently in their middle of their 2019 training camp, have 90 players on their active roster at the moment. ![]()
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