ALLEN PARK — Dan Skipper, arguably the most well-known swing tackle in the league, is returning to Detroit after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Lions,
according to NFL Network.
Over the course of his seven-year career, which has seen him play in Dallas, Denver, New England, Houston, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, and, of course, Detroit three times, the journeyman offensive lineman has been released more than twenty times. But under Dan Campbell, Skipper has finally established himself as a reliable swing tackle with the Lions.
His most well-known role was in the center of the officiating scandal in Dallas during the previous season. With 23 seconds remaining, Skipper raced onto the court and used his hands to transmit the formational signals into the huddle on a 2-point play that could have given the Lions a lead. Detroit’s signal for a jumbo package was one arm up in the air with a flexed bicep, and the signal for 12 personnel—a package that consists of a running back, two tight ends, and two receivers on the field—was the other hand, shaped like a gun next to his chest.
