Matt Skura

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Matt Skura
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Skura with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020
No. 67 – New York Giants
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1993-02-17) February 17, 1993 (age 28)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Worthington (OH) Kilbourne
College:Duke
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2015)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Games played:68
Games started:65
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Matt Skura (born February 17, 1993) is an American football center for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

High school career[]

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-ACC selection.[1]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m) 		305 lb
(138 kg) 		35+1⁄4 in
(0.90 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 5.39 s 4.76 s 7.89 s 8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)		 27 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Baltimore Ravens[]

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

On September 2, 2017, Skura was waived by the Ravens and was later re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2017.[9] 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.[10]

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

Miami Dolphins[]

On March 19, 2021, Skura signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[17] He was released on August 30, 2021.[18]

New York Giants[]

On September 2, 2021, Skura was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2021.[20] On November 3, 2021, the New York Giants announced that Skura was in the COVID protocol.[21] On November 4, 2021 the New York Giants announced that Skura was cleared to return to practice.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Skura's college career
  2. ^ "Matthew Skura Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ravens Sign 11 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 3, 2016). "Ravens Trim 2016 Roster To 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 4, 2016). "Ravens Sign 8 Players To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Downing, Garrett (January 2, 2017). "Ravens Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 2, 2017). "Ravens Make 15 Moves To Set 53-Man Roster Ahead Of 2017 Season". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2017). "Ravens Complete Practice Squad With Four Signings". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 19, 2017). "Ravens Sign Two Offensive Linemen to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh (November 26, 2019). "Matt Skura to miss rest of season with knee injury". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. ^ Gantt, Darin (April 10, 2020). "Ravens center Matt Skura signs his tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Mink, Ryan (August 2, 2020). "Matt Skura Starting Training Camp on Active PUP List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  13. ^ Mink, Ryan (August 16, 2020). "Matt Skura Passes Physical, Expected to Start Practicing". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - November 15th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  15. ^ Mink, Ryan (November 25, 2020). "Ravens Place Calais Campbell, Patrick Mekari, Matt Skura on Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  16. ^ Brown, Clifton (December 4, 2020). "Ravens Activate Four From Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign C Matt Skura". MiamiDolphins.com. March 19, 2021.
  18. ^ Shook, Nick (August 30, 2021). "Dolphins release veteran center Matt Skura". NFL.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  19. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2021). "Giants sign veteran OL Matt Skura, TE Chris Myarick to practice squad". Giants.com.
  20. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 16, 2021). "Shane Lemieux placed on IR; Matt Skura activated". Giants.com.
  21. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 3, 2021). "Giants begin Raiders prep with 3 players in COVID protocol". Giants.com.
  22. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2021). "Notebook: 3 Giants on reserve/COVID-19 list". Giants.com.
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