Football fans across the nation were devastated when they saw New York Giants rookie running back Cameron Skattebo be carted off the field after suffering a gruesome leg injury during his team’s game against Philadelphia on Sunday.
And much like the rest of the NFL world, Giants’ quarterback Jaxson Dart was visibly upset at seeing his fellow rookie go down like in such a manner. Dart walked away from the scene, yelling before bending down to the ground as he pondered what had just occurred.
Skatttebo had his leg rolled up on during the second quarter and was carted off the field soon after. He had carried the ball three times for 12 yards and caught an 18-yard touchdown pass prior to leaving the game.
Through the first half of his first season in the NFL, Skattebo has impressed fans and players across the league with his productivity and play style after being drafted out of Arizona State. The bruising runner paced the Giants with 398 rushing yards and five touchdowns to go along with 189 receiving yards and another score coming into Sunday’s action.
Skattebo has been ruled out for the remainder of the game, but the extent of what is now being called a right ankle injury is still to be determined.
Parker is currently the sports editor with the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
