Matt Skura Explained

Matt Skura
Position:Center
Birth Date:17 February 1993
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:313
High School:Worthington (OH) Kilbourne
College:Duke
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-ACC (2015)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2014)
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:77
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:73
Pfr:S/SkurMa01

Matt Skura (born February 17, 1993) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Duke and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early years

Skura attended Worthington Kilbourne High School in Columbus, Ohio. He was listed as the No. 13 center in the nation by ESPN.com and served as a team captain as a senior.

College career

Served as team captain as a senior. Played in 50 career games (40 starts), Skura was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.[1]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Skura was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[2] He was waived on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] [4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2017.[5]

On September 2, 2017, Skura was waived by the Ravens and was later re-signed to the practice squad.[6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2017.[8] He started 12 games at right guard for the Ravens in 2017 in place of the injured Marshal Yanda, missing two games due to a knee injury.

After Ryan Jensen departed in free agency, Skura was named the starting center in 2018, where he started all 16 games.

In 2019, Skura started the first 11 games at center before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams and was placed on injured reserve the following day. The Ravens did, however, go on to win that game, 45–6. Skura's team would go on to finish 14-2 and lose to the 6th seeded Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round 28-12.[9]

Skura re-signed on a one-year restricted free agent tender on April 10, 2020.[10] He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on August 2, 2020.[11] He was activated on August 16, 2020.[12] In Week 10 against the New England Patriots, Skura's snaps led to three botched quarterback-center exchanges during the 23–17 loss.[13] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 25, 2020,[14] and activated on December 4.[15]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

On March 19, 2021, Skura signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[16] He was released on August 30, 2021.[17]

New York Giants

On September 2, 2021, Skura was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2021.[19] On November 3, 2021, the Giants announced that Skura was in the COVID-19 protocol.[20] On November 4, 2021 the Giants announced that Skura was cleared to return to practice.[21]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 21, 2022, Skura signed with the practice squad of the Rams.[22] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2022.[23]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

On December 13, 2023, Skura was signed to the Dolphins practice squad.[24] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[25]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&&ATCLID=205152944 Skura's college career
  2. Web site: Ravens Sign 11 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010204448/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-11-Undrafted-Rookie-Free-Agents/450f192e-85ae-4b64-b836-f4f287c1c687. dead. October 10, 2017. BaltimoreRavens.com. May 6, 2016. July 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Ravens Trim 2016 Roster To 53 Players. Downing, Garrett. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 3, 2016. July 17, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074419/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Trim-2016-Roster-To-53-Players/996d3b0a-7452-413d-a887-9e94be344117. September 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: Ravens Sign 8 Players To Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118223402/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-8-Players-To-Practice-Squad/648bae16-24a7-4414-8f6c-ee2c9964f2e9. dead. January 18, 2018. Downing, Garrett. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 4, 2016. July 17, 2017.
  5. Web site: Ravens Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts. Downing, Garrett. BaltimoreRavens.com. January 2, 2017. July 17, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112170210/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Six-Players-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/6c8bc3e2-fc1c-4735-b902-cb9915e5299a. November 12, 2017.
  6. Web site: Ravens Make 15 Moves To Set 53-Man Roster Ahead Of 2017 Season. Downing, Garrett. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 2, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119035032/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Make-15-Moves-To-Set-53-Man-Roster-Ahead-of-2017-Season/bdeb00bc-4c08-4b47-a63d-d0e432ee878a. January 19, 2018.
  7. Web site: Ravens Complete Practice Squad With Four Signings. Mink, Ryan. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 5, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115213837/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Complete-Practice-Squad-With-Four-Signings/6c567ff9-42fd-4ed7-9891-f7f04d9d27fa. January 15, 2018.
  8. Web site: Ravens Sign Two Offensive Linemen to 53-Man Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023105658/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Two-Offensive-Linemen-to-53-Man-Roster/6fe0ab81-3e84-417e-94ba-589bc499d448. dead. October 23, 2017. Mink, Ryan. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 19, 2017.
  9. Web site: Matt Skura to miss rest of season with knee injury. Alper, Josh. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. November 26, 2019.
  10. News: Gantt, Darin . Ravens center Matt Skura signs his tender . NBCSports.com . April 10, 2020 . April 10, 2020.
  11. News: Mink, Ryan . Matt Skura Starting Training Camp on Active PUP List . BaltimoreRavens.com . August 2, 2020 . August 2, 2020.
  12. News: Mink, Ryan . Matt Skura Passes Physical, Expected to Start Practicing . BaltimoreRavens.com . August 16, 2020 . August 17, 2020.
  13. Web site: Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - November 15th, 2020 . 2020-11-17 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  14. News: Mink, Ryan . Ravens Place Calais Campbell, Patrick Mekari, Matt Skura on Reserve/COVID-19 List . BaltimoreRavens.com . November 25, 2020 . December 31, 2020.
  15. News: Brown, Clifton . Ravens Activate Four From Reserve/COVID-19 List . BaltimoreRavens.com . December 4, 2020 . December 29, 2020.
  16. Web site: Miami Dolphins Sign C Matt Skura. MiamiDolphins.com. March 19, 2021.
  17. Web site: NFL.com. Dolphins release veteran center Matt Skura. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021. Nick. Shook.
  18. Web site: Giants sign veteran OL Matt Skura, TE Chris Myarick to practice squad. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. September 2, 2021.
  19. Web site: Shane Lemieux placed on IR; Matt Skura activated. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. September 16, 2021.
  20. Web site: Giants begin Raiders prep with 3 players in COVID protocol. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. November 3, 2021.
  21. Web site: Notebook: 3 Giants on reserve/COVID-19 list. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. November 4, 2021.
  22. Web site: Rams sign former Ravens starting C Matt Skura to practice squad. DaSilva, Cameron. USAToday.com. September 21, 2021.
  23. RamsNFL . 1579925944839479297 . LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Active Roster C Matt Skura • Reserve/Injured G David Edwards • Waived, No Recall RB Jake Funk.
  24. Web site: Masala . Mike . Dolphins sign two offensive linemen on Thursday . Dolphins Wire . 14 December 2023.
  25. News: Dolphins sign 8 players to reserve/future contracts after 2023 season. USA Today. January 15, 2024. Masala, Mike.

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