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Lions Celebrate Career Backup Dan Skipper in Locker Room After First Career Start

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The Lions won their first game of the season on Sunday, taking down the Commanders 36–27.

Not only was the locker room hype after the win, but the Lions also celebrated their offensive tackle Dan Skipper on his first NFL start.

Skipper went undrafted in 2017, and has since joined six different NFL teams. However, he had never made a 53-man roster until this year in Detroit.

“Hey, Skip, nice freaking job,” coach Dan Campbell yelled.

This was followed by “Skip” chants from the rest of the Lions locker room.

The 27-year-old was brought to tears.