Buster Skrine

Daryl Frank "Buster" Skrine Jr. (born April 26, 1989) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.

He won the 2007 County Championship in the triple jump (43-3 or 13.25m) and finished second in the long jump (22-7 or 6.92m), leading this to earn All-County honors in track.

Skrine attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he was twice named to the First-team All-Southern Conference.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

He played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Skrine played for the Browns for four seasons, and was a starter during his final two seasons with the team.

The Cleveland Browns selected Skrine in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Skrine was the 20th cornerback drafted in 2011.

On July 30, 2011, the Cleveland Browns signed Skrine to a four-year, $2.24 million contract that includes $202,000 guaranteed.

Throughout training camp, Skrine competed for a job as a backup cornerback against Ramzee Robinson, Coye Francies, and Dimitri Patterson.

Head coach Pat Shurmur named Skrine the fourth cornerback on the Browns' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Joe Haden, Sheldon Brown, and Dimitri Patterson.

He made his professional regular season debut in the Cleveland Browns' season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals and made two solo tackles in their 27–17 loss.

Skrine made his first career tackle on kick returner Brandon Tate during a 35-yard kick return in the second quarter by Tate.

On November 5, 2011, Skrine was elevated to nickelback after Dimitri Patterson sprained his knee the previous week.

On December 18, 2011, Skrine recorded two solo tackles, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception during a 20–17 overtime loss at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15.

He intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback John Skelton that was originally intended for Early Doucet and returned it for five-yards in the fourth quarter.

He completed his rookie season in 2011 with 18 combined tackles (14 solo), two pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and zero starts.

Defensive coordinator Dick Jauron primarily used Skrine in nickel and dime packages.

He was also used on special teams.

During training camp, Skrine competed against Dimitri Patterson for the job as the third cornerback.

Head coach Pat Shurmur named Skrine the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind Joe Haden, Sheldon Brown, and Dimitri Patterson.

Skrine was elevated to the third cornerback on the depth chart after starting cornerback Joe Haden was suspended for the first four games after violating the league's substance abuse policy.

On September 16, 2012, Skrine earned his first career start after Sheldon Brown was demoted to nickelback.

He recorded seven solo tackles during a 34–27 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.

In Week 6, Skrine recorded nine combined tackles and a season-high three pass deflections in the Browns' 41–27 loss to the New York Giants.

The following week, he collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (eight solo) during a 34–24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.

He finished his second season in 2012 with 85 combined tackles (72 solo), 11 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and six starts.

He then signed with the New York Jets in 2015, where he started 48 games over the next four seasons.

He then spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears, primarily as a reserve player.

He began the 2021 season with the San Francisco 49ers, but only played in one game before being released.

He signed with the Tennessee Titans later in the season, where he started in three of the team's final six games of the regular season and played in his only playoff game.

Despite re-signing with the Titans in 2022, he retired later that offseason.

Skrine was arrested on August 9, 2023 in Canada for bank fraud-related charges.

Skrine attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia, where he starred in both offense and defense.

As a junior, he was named All-County at defensive back as a junior and was selected team's Most Valuable Player of the year after recording 61 tackles and two interceptions.

He was a five-time County Player of the Week and helped lead the Eagles to an 8-4 record and the second-round of the state playoffs, where Etowah won its first Region 5A title in school history.

As a senior, he led Cherokee County in rushing yards with 1,071 on 167 rushes and 15 touchdowns.

He caught 17 balls for 363 yards and a score as a receiver, and also tallied 89 tackles from the secondary with 66 solo stops, had one interception and a fumble recovery.

For his senior season, he earned All-county, All-region and All-state honors, and was named as the Cherokee County Player of the Year.

Skrine was also a top competitor in track & field.