Matt Skura

Matt Skura

Skura in 2024
Personal information
Born:	(1993-02-17) February 17, 1993 (age 31) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Worthington (OH) Kilbourne
College:	Duke
Position:	Center
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
Baltimore Ravens (2016–2020) Miami Dolphins (2021)* New York Giants (2021) Los Angeles Rams (2022) Miami Dolphins (2023)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (2015) Third-team All-ACC (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 77 Games started: 73 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Matt Skura (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional football center. He played college football at Duke and signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early life

Skura attended Worthington Kilbourne High School in Columbus, Ohio. He was listed as the No. 13 center in the nation by ESPN.com and served as a team captain as a senior.

College career

Served as team captain as a senior. Played in 50 career games (40 starts), Skura was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.^[1]

Professional career

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
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m)	10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m)	5.28 s	1.78 s	2.96 s	4.59 s	7.83 s	26.5 in (0.67 m)	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)	30 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3]

Baltimore Ravens

Skura was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.^[4] He was waived on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[5][6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2017.^[7]

On September 2, 2017, Skura was waived by the Ravens and was later re-signed to the practice squad.^[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2017.^[10] He started 12 games at right guard for the Ravens in 2017 in place of the injured Marshal Yanda, missing two games due to a knee injury.

After Ryan Jensen departed in free agency, Skura was named the starting center in 2018, where he started all 16 games.

In 2019, Skura started the first 11 games at center before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams and was placed on injured reserve the following day. The Ravens did, however, go on to win that game, 45–6. Skura's team would go on to finish 14-2 and lose to the 6th seeded Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round 28-12.^[11]

Skura re-signed on a one-year restricted free agent tender on April 10, 2020.^[12] He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on August 2, 2020.^[13] He was activated on August 16, 2020.^[14] In Week 10 against the New England Patriots, Skura's snaps led to three botched quarterback-center exchanges during the 23–17 loss.^[15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 25, 2020,^[16] and activated on December 4.^[17]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

On March 19, 2021, Skura signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.^[18] He was released on August 30, 2021.^[19]

New York Giants

On September 2, 2021, Skura was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.^[20] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2021.^[21] On November 3, 2021, the Giants announced that Skura was in the COVID-19 protocol.^[22] On November 4, 2021 the Giants announced that Skura was cleared to return to practice.^[23]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 21, 2022, Skura signed with the practice squad of the Rams.^[24] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11, 2022.^[25]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

On December 13, 2023, Skura was signed to the Dolphins practice squad.^[26] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.^[27]

References

1. Skura's college career
2. "Matthew Skura Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
3. "2016 NFL Draft Scout Matt Skura College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
4. "Ravens Sign 11 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
5. Downing, Garrett (September 3, 2016). "Ravens Trim 2016 Roster To 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
6. Downing, Garrett (September 4, 2016). "Ravens Sign 8 Players To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
7. Downing, Garrett (January 2, 2017). "Ravens Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
8. Downing, Garrett (September 2, 2017). "Ravens Make 15 Moves To Set 53-Man Roster Ahead Of 2017 Season". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
9. Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2017). "Ravens Complete Practice Squad With Four Signings". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018.
10. Mink, Ryan (September 19, 2017). "Ravens Sign Two Offensive Linemen to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
11. Alper, Josh (November 26, 2019). "Matt Skura to miss rest of season with knee injury". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
12. Gantt, Darin (April 10, 2020). "Ravens center Matt Skura signs his tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
13. Mink, Ryan (August 2, 2020). "Matt Skura Starting Training Camp on Active PUP List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
14. Mink, Ryan (August 16, 2020). "Matt Skura Passes Physical, Expected to Start Practicing". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
15. "Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - November 15th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
16. Mink, Ryan (November 25, 2020). "Ravens Place Calais Campbell, Patrick Mekari, Matt Skura on Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
17. Brown, Clifton (December 4, 2020). "Ravens Activate Four From Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
18. "Miami Dolphins Sign C Matt Skura". MiamiDolphins.com. March 19, 2021.
19. Shook, Nick (August 30, 2021). "Dolphins release veteran center Matt Skura". NFL.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
20. Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2021). "Giants sign veteran OL Matt Skura, TE Chris Myarick to practice squad". Giants.com.
21. Eisen, Michael (September 16, 2021). "Shane Lemieux placed on IR; Matt Skura activated". Giants.com.
22. Eisen, Michael (November 3, 2021). "Giants begin Raiders prep with 3 players in COVID protocol". Giants.com.
23. Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2021). "Notebook: 3 Giants on reserve/COVID-19 list". Giants.com.
24. DaSilva, Cameron (September 21, 2021). "Rams sign former Ravens starting C Matt Skura to practice squad". USAToday.com.
25. @RamsNFL (October 11, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Active Roster C Matt Skura • Reserve/Injured G David Edwards • Waived, No Recall RB Jake Funk" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
26. Masala, Mike. "Dolphins sign two offensive linemen on Thursday". Dolphins Wire. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
27. Masala, Mike (January 15, 2024). "Dolphins sign 8 players to reserve/future contracts after 2023 season". USA Today.