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Dan Skipper's wife had a pretty good reason to miss his hilarious Detroit Lions TD
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Dan Skipper , the "most popular scrub" in football , has had quite a week.
The Detroit Lions ' swing tackle caught a touchdown pass on a tackle-eligible play last week against the Buffalo Bills , then became a father for the third time the next day when his wife gave birth to a baby girl named Miller.
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"It was great," Skipper told the Free Press this week. "Doing all that, and then you just switch right into dad mode. Game's over and you just turn the page. Now it's time for things other than sports."
Skipper said his wife, Mackenzie, attended the first quarter of the Bills game before heading to the hospital for a scheduled induction. Mackenzie was in the car, leaving Ford Field, when Skipper caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff just before halftime, the first TD of his career.
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"Her phone blew up and she was like, 'Oh my goodness,'" Skipper said.
Skipper went to the hospital after the game, watched film with his wife in the delivery room, then spent the night sleeping on a hospital couch. He's 6 feet 9 and 330 pounds.
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Dan Skipper (70) celebrates his touchdown with Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) and Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams (9), during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.
"It wasn't that bad," he said. "Honestly, I slept just about as well as I do after any game."
By late Monday, Skipper had brought his two sons to the hospital to meet their new sister, and on Wednesday he was back in Allen Park preparing for this week's game against the Bears.
He called his touchdown "a cool moment" and said the weekend is one he'll never forget.
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"It was great," he said. "I finally felt athletic for one time in my life. That was pretty cool."
Dave Birkett is the author of the new book, " Detroit Lions : An Illustrated Timeline." Order your copy here. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com . Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett .
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