Buster Skrine

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Buster Skrine
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Skrine in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 22, 41, 24, 38
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Etowah (Woodstock, Georgia)
College:Chattanooga
NFL draft:2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
10
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Daryl Frank "Buster" Skrine Jr.

2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
.

Skrine played for the Browns for four seasons, and was a starter during his final two seasons with the team. He then signed with the New York Jets in 2015, where he started 48 games over the next four seasons. He then spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears, primarily as a reserve player. He began the 2021 season with the San Francisco 49ers, but only played in one game before being released. He signed with the Tennessee Titans later in the season, where he started in three of the team's final six games of the regular season and played in his only playoff game. Despite re-signing with the Titans in 2022, he retired later that offseason.

Skrine was arrested on August 9, 2023 in Canada for bank fraud-related charges.[3]

Early life

Skrine attended

touchdowns. He caught 17 balls for 363 yards and a score as a receiver, and also tallied 89 tackles
from the secondary with 66 solo stops, had one interception and a fumble recovery. For his senior season, he earned All-county, All-region and All-state honors, and was named as the Cherokee County Player of the Year.

Skrine was also a top competitor in

track & field. He won the 2007 County Championship in the triple jump (43-3 or 13.25m) and finished second in the long jump
(22-7 or 6.92m), leading this to earn All-County honors in track.

College career

Skrine attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he was twice named to the First-team All-Southern Conference.[4][5][6]

Professional career

External videos
video icon Darryl Skrine's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(1.77 m) 		186 lb
(84 kg) 		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.46 s 1.62 s 2.64 s 3.90 s 6.44 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 20 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[7][8]

Cleveland Browns

The

2011 NFL Draft.[9] Skrine was the 20th cornerback drafted in 2011.[10]

2011

On July 30, 2011, the Cleveland Browns signed Skrine to a four-year, $2.24 million contract that includes $202,000 guaranteed.[11]

Throughout training camp, Skrine competed for a job as a backup cornerback against Ramzee Robinson, Coye Francies, and Dimitri Patterson.[12] Head coach Pat Shurmur named Skrine the fourth cornerback on the Browns' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Joe Haden, Sheldon Brown, and Dimitri Patterson.[13]

He made his professional regular season debut in the

Arizona Cardinals in Week 15. He intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback John Skelton that was originally intended for Early Doucet and returned it for five-yards in the fourth quarter.[16] He completed his rookie season in 2011 with 18 combined tackles (14 solo), two pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and zero starts.[17] Defensive coordinator Dick Jauron
primarily used Skrine in nickel and dime packages. He was also used on special teams.

2012

During training camp, Skrine competed against Dimitri Patterson for the job as the third cornerback. Head coach Pat Shurmur named Skrine the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind Joe Haden, Sheldon Brown, and Dimitri Patterson.[18] Skrine was elevated to the third cornerback on the depth chart after starting cornerback Joe Haden was suspended for the first four games after violating the league's substance abuse policy.[19]

On September 16, 2012, Skrine earned his first career start after Sheldon Brown was demoted to nickelback.

Tom Heckert, Jr. after the Browns finished with a 5–11 record.[22]

2013

Throughout training camp, Skrine competed for the job as the starting cornerback against Chris Owens and Leon McFadden.[23][24] Head coach Rob Chudzinski named Skrine a starting cornerback to open the regular season, alongside Joe Haden.[25]

On September 15, 2013, Skrine made his first start of the season and collected a season-high nine combined tackles and broke up a pass in the Browns' 14–6 loss at the

E. J. Manuel for a one-yard loss in the third quarter.[26] He finished the 2013 season with 65 combined tackles (55 solo) a career-high 18 passes defensed, and a sack in 16 games and 15 starts.[17][27] On December 30, 2013, the Cleveland Browns fired head coach Rob Chudzinski after a season where the Browns finished with a 4-12 record.[28] Skrine earned an overall grade of -12.1 from Pro Football Focus in 2013.[29]

2014

Skrine entered training camp slated as a backup after the Cleveland Browns drafted

2014 NFL Draft.[30] Head coach Mike Pettine opted to instead name Skrine the starting cornerback to begin the regular season, along with Joe Haden.[31]

In Week 6, Skrine made three solo tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by

Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9. In Week 10, he made three combined tackles, three pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback Andy Dalton during a 24–3 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals. He completed the 2014 season with 67 combined tackles (55 solo), a career-high 18 pass deflections, and a career-high four interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.[17][27] He earned an overall grade of -6.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2014.[29]

2015

Skrine became an unrestricted free agent in 2015 and garnered interest as a developing starting caliber cornerback. He decided to enter free agency and test the market instead of re-signing with the Cleveland Browns.[33] It was reported that 15 teams inquired about signing Skrine, including the New York Giants, but were unable to meet Skrine's salary demands.[34]

New York Jets

On March 10, 2015, the New York Jets signed Skrine to a four-year, $25 million contract that includes $13 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $5 million.[35][36][11]

He entered training camp slated as the third cornerback on the depth chart and the Jets' first-team nickelback. Head coach

Tennessee Titans.[38] He finished the 2015 season with 56 combined tackles (46 solo), seven pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and eight starts.[17]

2016

Skrine became a starting cornerback to begin the regular season in 2016 after the Jets chose not to re-sign Antonio Cromartie.

Miami Dolphins after he sustained a concussion the previous week.[40] He finished the season with 47 combined tackles (39 solo), six passes defensed, an interception, and a sack in 14 games and 14 starts.[17] Pro Football Focus gave Skrine an overall grade of 45.5, which ranked 89th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2016.[41]

2017

Defensive coordinator

Atlanta Falcons after sustaining a concussion. He finished the season with 63 combined tackles (56 solo), nine passes defensed, an interception, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.[17] Pro Football Focus gave Skrine an overall grade 65.7, which ranked 85th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.[44]

2018

Skrine finished the 2018 season with 58 tackles, 8 passes defended, and half a sack in 14 games and 11 starts. He received an overall grade of 57.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 103rd highest grade among all qualifying cornerbacks.[45]

Chicago Bears

Skrine in a game against the Washington Redskins

On March 13, 2019, Skrine signed a three-year, $16.6 million contract with the Chicago Bears.[46]

Skrine was released on March 17, 2021.[47]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 29, 2021, Skrine signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[48] The 49ers released him on October 11, 2021.[49]

Tennessee Titans

Skrine signed with the Tennessee Titans on November 23, 2021.[50] In Week 14 Skrine had 4 tackles and also intercepted Trevor Lawrence in a 20-0 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

On March 18, 2022, Skrine re-signed with the Titans.[51]

On July 26, 2022, Skrine announced his retirement from the NFL.[52]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2011 CLE 16 0 18 14 4 0.0 0 1 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 0
2012 CLE 16 6 85 72 13 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0
2013 CLE 16 15 65 55 10 1.0 2 1 5 0 5 17 0 0 0 0
2014 CLE 16 16 67 55 12 0.0 0 4 34 0 30 18 0 0 0 0
2015 NYJ 16 8 56 46 10 0.0 2 1 9 0 9 7 0 0 0 0
2016 NYJ 14 14 47 39 8 1.0 1 1 51 0 51 6 0 0 0 0
2017 NYJ 15 15 63 56 7 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9 2 2 8 0
2018 NYJ 14 11 58 52 6 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0
2019 CHI 16 4 48 39 9 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0
2020 CHI 12 3 66 52 14 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
2021 SFO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEN 6 3 17 11 6 0.0 0 1 17 0 17 3 0 0 0 0
158 95 590 491 99 3.5 16 10 121 0 51 88 6 4 8 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2021 TEN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life

Skrine was given the nickname "Buster" from his grandmother because his father also shares the same first name.[53] Skrine began teaching high-intensity interval training classes during the 2017 offseason out of the Kore studio located in New York City's Meatpacking District.[54]

Legal issues

Skrine was arrested on August 9, 2023 in Canada for bank fraud-related charges.[55] He allegedly created accounts at multiple banks in the Durham region and used fraudulent checks to withdraw over $100,000 in cash. Toronto Police said the alleged scheme started in September 2022 and was still being executed at the time of his arrest. Skrine was arrested at the Pearson International Airport after he had made travel arrangements to return to the United States. He is facing 15 charges to include "fraud and possession of property obtained by crime."[56][57]

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