Deontae Skinner (born December 18, 1990) is an American former professional

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who played for the

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and

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and attended Noxubee County High School in

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. He was also a member of the

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, and

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but did not appear in any games for those teams.

Early life

Skinner played

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at Noxubee County High School. He was named First-team All-State for his accomplishments during his senior year, recording 134 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 11 of which were sacks, and two forced fumbles. Skinner recorded 122 tackles and five sacks his junior year.

College career

Skinner played football for the

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from 2010 to 2013. He was

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for the 2009 season.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Skinner was signed by the

on May 12, 2014, after going undrafted in the

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. 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 was part of the team that won

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over the

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. He made his NFL debut on September 14, 2014, against the

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, recording two tackles. Skinner was released by the Patriots on October 29, 2014, and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 31. 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.

Philadelphia Eagles

Skinner signed with the

on August 14, 2015. He was released by the Eagles on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015. On August 22, 2016, Skinner was released by the Eagles.

New York Giants (first stint)

On September 13, 2016, Skinner was signed to the

' practice squad. He was released on September 17, 2016, and re-signed to the practice squad on September 19. He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2016. He was released again on November 19, 2016. He was re-signed to the active roster on December 3, 2016. On September 2, 2017, Skinner was waived by the Giants. He was re-signed by the Giants on September 28, 2017. He was released again on October 4, 2017.

Oakland Raiders

On October 10, 2017, Skinner was signed to the

' practice squad.

New York Giants (second stint)

On November 7, 2017, Skinner was signed by the Giants off the Raiders' practice squad. He was placed on injured reserve on November 27, 2017. He was waived by the Giants on February 22, 2018.

Tennessee Titans

On August 21, 2018, Skinner was signed by the

. He was waived on August 28, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Deontae Living people 1990 births American football linebackers Mississippi State Bulldogs football players New England Patriots players Oakland Raiders players Philadelphia Eagles players New York Giants players Sportspeople from Macon, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi Tennessee Titans players Birmingham Iron players 21st-century African-American sportsmen