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The result was delete. Tone 16:58, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
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Sklelton fails WP:GNG and WP:NGRIDIRON, pretty much all coverage I could find are fleeting mentions in articles about his brother (NFL QB John Skelton). Even as a Fordham Alum I can't look past the lack of notability. GPL93 ( talk) 11:48, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
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- Delete All I could find on him was references to his brother and minor transactional articles. SportingFlyer T· C 02:23, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
- Delete - does not meet WP:ANYBIO or WP:SPORTSPERSON (no "significant award or honor", no "widely recognized contribution", no "significant coverage in reliable secondary sources") - Epinoia ( talk) 00:26, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- Delete Fails to meet WP:GNG, WP:NGRIDIRON, or WP:NCOLLATH. He did appear in some preseason NFL games but that's insufficient to show notability. Papaursa ( talk) 00:03, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Tone 16:58, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
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Sklelton fails WP:GNG and WP:NGRIDIRON, pretty much all coverage I could find are fleeting mentions in articles about his brother (NFL QB John Skelton). Even as a Fordham Alum I can't look past the lack of notability. GPL93 ( talk) 11:48, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CASSIOPEIA( talk) 12:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. CASSIOPEIA( talk) 12:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. CASSIOPEIA( talk) 12:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. CASSIOPEIA( talk) 12:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
- Delete All I could find on him was references to his brother and minor transactional articles. SportingFlyer T· C 02:23, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
- Delete - does not meet WP:ANYBIO or WP:SPORTSPERSON (no "significant award or honor", no "widely recognized contribution", no "significant coverage in reliable secondary sources") - Epinoia ( talk) 00:26, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- Delete Fails to meet WP:GNG, WP:NGRIDIRON, or WP:NCOLLATH. He did appear in some preseason NFL games but that's insufficient to show notability. Papaursa ( talk) 00:03, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
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