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Falcons sign linebacker Tuzar Skipper

Tennessee Titans linebacker Tuzar Skipper (59) warms up before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Atlanta Falcons signed Skipper during camp ahead of the 2021 NFL season. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

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Tennessee Titans linebacker Tuzar Skipper (59) warms up before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Atlanta Falcons signed Skipper during camp ahead of the 2021 NFL season. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)
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Aug 1, 2021

FLOWERY BRANCH — Linebacker Tuzar Skipper, who played at Toledo in the Mid-American Conference, was signed Sunday by the Falcons.

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Skipper, who’s 6-foot-3, 246-pound, was signed by the Steelers after the 2019 NFL draft. He has also spent time with the Giants and Titans.

Skipper 26, has played in 10 NFL games and made two starts.

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