Skipper is starting at left tackle Sunday night against the Texans, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Skipper is playing in place of the injured Taylor Decker (shoulder). Decker popped up on the injury report Thursday and missed practice Friday. Skipper has eight previous career starts across 48 career games prior to Sunday night.
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Team
Detroit Lions
Birthdate
9/20/1994 (30)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'9", 330 lbs
Birthplace
Arvada, CO, USA
Position
T
College
Arkansas
Experience
5 seasons
Career History
Detroit Lions
2017-Present
(8 seasons)
Indianapolis Colts
2023-2023
(1 season)
Las Vegas Raiders
2021-2022
(1 season)
New England Patriots
2019-2020
(1 season)
Houston Texans
2019-2019
(1 season)
Dallas Cowboys
2017-2018
(1 season)
Skipper is starting at left tackle Sunday night against the Texans, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Skipper is playing in place of the injured Taylor Decker (shoulder). Decker popped up on the injury report Thursday and missed practice Friday. Skipper has eight previous career starts across 48 career games prior to Sunday night.