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CB Buster Skrine
Buster Skrine
STATUS: AGREED TO TERMS - MARCH 18
READ: Titans Agree to Terms with CB Buster Skrine
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CORNERBACK
5'9 | 187 lbs
COLLEGE: CHATTANOOGA
HOMETOWN: WOODSTOCK, GA
ACQUIRED: FREE AGENT - 2021
NFL EXPERIENCE (NFL/TITANS): 11/1
GAMES PLAYED/GAMES STARTED: 158/95 (PLAYOFFS: 1/0)
The Titans signed veteran cornerback Buster Skrine as a free agent on Nov. 23, 2021 to add experience and depth to the secondary. The 5-foot-9-inch, 187-pounder arrives in Tennessee having collected nine interceptions, 85 pass defensed and 539 tackles in 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns (2011-14), New York Jets (2015-18), Chicago Bears (2019-20) and San Francisco 49ers (2021). Skrine entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Browns (137th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Skrine appeared in every game for five consecutive years (2011-2015) while with the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets.
- In 2014, Skrine recorded career highs with four interceptions and 18 passes defensed.
TITANS TIDBITS:
- .His given name is Daryl Frank Skrine II. He was originally nicknamed Buster by his grandmother to differentiate him from his father Daryl "Butch" Skrine.
- Skrine was a three-time Georgia state wrestling champion in high school and also competed in track, winning the county championship in the triple jump.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
- The Woodstock, Ga., native was originally selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
- Signed by the New York Jets as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2015.
- Signed by the Chicago Bears as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2019.
- Waived by the Bears on March 17, 2021.
- Signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent on Sept. 29, 2021.
- Waived by the 49ers on Oct. 11, 2021.
- Signed by the Titans as a free agent on Nov. 23, 2021.