It looks like Giants’ Cam Skattebo will be ready for Week 1
Malik Nabers’ Week 1 availability is in some doubt, by all indications.
It does not seem like it will be the same situation with Cam Skattebo.
The Giants‘ bruising running back did a backflip on Saturday night during Brian Burns’ charity softball game in Pomona, New York — a good sign he will be ready to roll after a gruesome ankle injury ended his rookie season.
Not what I’d do if I was in Skattebo’s shoes, but hey, it’s an upgrade from getting physical at Monday Night Raw a few days after surgery.
Skattebo was one of the Giants’ bright spots last year with 617 yards from scrimmage and seven touchdowns in eight games. But his off-field judgment — those dumb podcast comments about CTE remain quite dumb — still leave a bit to be desired. And the biggest question, really, is whether a guy with his playing style can a) bounce back to 100% of what he was before the injury and b) if he only gets to, say, 97%, is that still enough to be an impact player?
James Kratch is a veteran sports reporter and editor. He currently reports on the youth sports industry for Buying Sandlot and was previously ESNY's managing editor. Before that he spent a decade at NJ Advance Media (The Star-Ledger and NJ.com), where he covered high school sports, the Giants and Rutgers.
