On November 5, 2011, Skrine was elevated to nickelback after Dimitri Patterson sprained his knee the previous week. Skrine made his first career tackle on kick returner Brandon Tate during a 35-yard kick return in the second quarter by Tate.
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He made his professional regular season debut in the Cleveland Browns' season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals and made two solo tackles in their 27–17 loss. 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. Throughout training camp, Skrine competed for a job as a backup cornerback against Ramzee Robinson, Coye Francies, and Dimitri Patterson. On July 30, 2011, the Cleveland Browns signed Skrine to a four-year, $2.24 million contract that includes $202,000 guaranteed. Skrine was the 20th cornerback drafted in 2011. The Cleveland Browns selected Skrine in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Skrine attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he was twice named to the First-team All- Southern Conference.
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. Skrine was also a top competitor in track & field. 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. 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. As a senior, he led Cherokee County in rushing yards with 1,071 on 167 rushes and 15 touchdowns. He was a five-time County Player of the Week and helped lead the Eagles to an 8-4 record and the second-round of the state playoffs, where Etowah won its first Region 5A title in school history. As a junior, he was named All-County at defensive back as a junior and was selected team's Most Valuable Player of the year after recording 61 tackles and two interceptions. Skrine attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia, where he starred in both offense and defense. Skrine was arrested on Augin Canada for bank fraud-related charges.
Despite re-signing with the Titans in 2022, he retired later that offseason. 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. He began the 2021 season with the San Francisco 49ers, but only played in one game before being released. He then spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears, primarily as a reserve player. He then signed with the New York Jets in 2015, where he started 48 games over the next four seasons. Skrine played for the Browns for four seasons, and was a starter during his final two seasons with the team. He played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. ( / ˈ s k r iː n/ SKREEN born April 26, 1989) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.
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