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Dan Skuta is a free agent linebacker most recently playing for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Skuta has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
He played college football at Grand Valley State University and was named First-team All-America honors in NCAA Division II as a senior and helped lead his teams to four-year record of 51-2, with two national titles.
Dan Skuta scored his first touchdown with the San Francisco 49ers in 2013. The linebacker returned a 47-yard touchdown after recovering a fumble forced by his San Francisco 49ers teammate Patrick Willis at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. Skuta played in 16 games, starting 8 and recording 28 tackles. He was a major contributor to the 49ers stellar defense. Former San Francisco 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh has stated about Skuta as a new starter: “He’s just a good, Flint, Michigan, guy. He’s like Joe Staley, like me; we’re Michigan guys. Just something blue-collar, something gritty, determination about those guys.”
Skuta played in 30 games with 18 starts in two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Skuta played inside linebacker in Cincinnati, and played mostly outside with San Francisco. He also can play in a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme. In 2014 with the San Francisco 49ers, Skuta was a defensive force playing in 14 games and registering 33 tackles with 5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.
The 6-2, 252-pounder has appeared in 112 games with 32 starts over eight NFL seasons with the Bengals (2009-12), 49ers (2013-14) and Jaguars (2015-16). Skuta has registered 200 tackles, seven sacks and six forced fumbles.
The featured black and silver nike cleats were game worn by Dan Skuta when the San Francisco 49ers faced the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Playoffs on January 12th, 2014 at Bank of America Stadium in NC. San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick outplayed his quarterback counterpart, throwing one touchdown pass and running for another score as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers 23-10 to advance to the NFC Title Game for the third straight season. Anquan Boldin had eight catches for 136 yards and Frank Gore ran for 84 yards on 17 carries for the 49ers. Skuta contributed to the stellar defensive effort with 2 tackles and a sack. The linebacker has signed both cleats in silver and added “Playoff Worn 49ers (at) Panthers” to the left cleat. The cleats show good use!!
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