PHILADELPHIA — Giants running back Cam Skattebo suffered a horrific injury to his right ankle with 8:07 remaining in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Eagles.
Jaxson Dart targeted Skattebo with a pass over the middle. Eagles linebacker Zach Baun broke up the pass, and Skattebo’s right foot and ankle got caught awkwardly under his body as he and Baun went to the ground.
Players from both the Giants and Eagles turned away in disgust when they saw Skattebo’s right foot pointed the wrong way.
Dart screamed in frustration because it was obvious immediately how badly his partner in crime had been injured.
Eventually, the entire Giants team crowded around Skattebo as trainers put a blow-up cast around his right foot and leg to stabilize the injury. And the Eagles crowd at Lincoln Financial Field gave him a standing ovation as the Giants running back was driven off the field.
It even appeared that Skattebo pounded his chest looking towards the Eagles players who were speaking to him before he got driven off.
Skattebo, a fourth-round pick out of Arizona State, has been a spark for the Giants alongside his fellow rookie, Dart. The running back even caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Dart to tie Sunday’s game, 7-7, late in the first quarter.
It marked his seventh touchdown of the season already.
The Giants will feel his loss in a big way, especially in the red zone. Tyrone Tracy Jr. is the next man up in the Giants’ backfield, which might now need reinforcements at the trade deadline along with the receiving corps.
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