Steelers have released LB Tuzar Skipper, per source.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) September 4, 2020
According to Brooke Pryor, Steelers beat writer for ESPN, the team released linebacker Tuzar Skipper on Friday.
Skipper is the first of what will be many players released as teams need to trim their rosters down from 80 to 53 by Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Steelers signed the Toledo product as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft.
Skipper was somewhat of a preseason hero for Pittsburgh after making 50 key plays, six tackles (two for loss) and five stops in four games. However, after initially making the Steelers 53-man roster, Skipper was waived before Week 1. He was claimed off waivers by the Giants and appeared in six games in which he recovered a fumble and contributed three tackles and a half sack.
In November, Pittsburgh re-signed him off New York’s practice squad and signed a two-year extension on Dec. 30. He did not see any regular-season action with the Steelers.
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