Former Arizona State star RB might be ready for upcoming games against Jets, Patriots.
ASU football coach Kenny Dillingham has high praise for Cam Skattebo
Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham has high praise for running back Cam Skattebo after an impressive start to the 2024 season.
Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo sat out the team’s first preseason game against the Bills due to a hamstring injury.The Giants are hopeful Skattebo will return for the remaining preseason games against the Jets or Patriots.
Former Arizona State Sun Devil football star Cam Skattebo will have to wait at least another week before making his NFL debut.
The fourth-round rookie running back has been dealing with a hamstring injury, and the New York Giants decided to hold him out of their first preseason game Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Buffalo Bills.
Skattebo did not see a snap in the Giants’ 34-25 victory over the Bills.
Skattebo had been running with the Giants’ second-team offense and had received a handful of snaps with the starters before the leg issue cropped up several days ago. He returned to practice Aug. 1 but left early and has been working and running on the side since.
Is Cam Skattebo playing today?
The setback isn’t expected to reduce his role as a first-year player. The Giants are counting on Skattebo to be a complementary running back, along with veteran Devin Singletary, to starter Tyrone Tracy Jr. and serve as a pass-catching, third-down threat out of the backfield.
“(Skattebo) was doing a good job when he was out there early on,” Giants general manager Joe Schoen told reporters earlier this week. “He’s the type of guy you have to protect from himself.
“All these guys, we’re trying to figure them out, and they’re trying to get out here and play and sometimes push themselves back a little bit soon.”
When will Cam Skattebo play?
The Giants host the New York Jets next Saturday, Aug. 16, before wrapping up preseason play Thursday, Aug 21, against the visiting New England Patriots.
If his hamstring improves, Skattebo could make it back in time for one or both of those games. Schoen said the Giants won’t rush him back until the rookie is ready.
“He’s been everything we thought he’d be,” Schoen said. “He’s instinctive, tough, got quickness. So once we get him back to health, I’m excited to see him get out there.”
Skattebo set the Arizona State single-season record last year with 1,711 yards. He also scored 21 touchdowns, became the first player in school history to amass 2,000 or more yards from scrimmage in a single season and finished fifth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy.
(This story has been updated to add new information.)