With the news on Tuesday that the New York Giants have waived rookie outside linebacker Tuzar Skipper in order to sign safety Deone Buchanan, Pittsburgh Steelers fans are getting themselves excited over the prospect of getting the preseason star back on the 53-man roster.
After registering five sacks and two forced fumbles over the course of four preseason games, the rookie minicamp invitee made the initial 53-man roster, only to be waived shortly before the season opener to promote wide receiver Johnny Holton from the practice squad.
The Giants claimed Skipper off waivers, and he remained on their roster for the first seven weeks, though he only played a handful of defensive snaps per game, and his workload seemed to trickle to a crawl by this past Sunday.