Allen Park — Four years ago, the Sunday before Thanksgiving was just another mile marker on an endless highway of dessert. But this past Sunday, Dan Skipper’s work day ended with the National Football League’s leader in rushing touchdowns stopping his postgame press conference to shout him out.
“Hi, Skippy. Love you, man. That guy right there…” Lions running back Jamaal Williams said. “I love Skipper. He’s so great.”
Skipper, a 28-year-old offensive lineman, was out of the league in 2018. He prepared for Thanksgiving as a member of the service industry. He baked pies — lots and lots of pies, enough to the point where he’s sworn it off forever — at the Sky High Pie Shop in Frisco, Texas, owned by the parents of his wife, Mackenzie.