PHILADELPHIA — Cam Skattebo’s brilliant rookie season just took a turn for the worse.
In fact, his season could be over.
Skattebo suffered a dislocated right ankle midway through the second quarter Sunday against the Eagles and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation, the Giants announced.
Giants teammates dropped to a knee, and several turned their backs to avoid the gruesome scene.
Cam Skattebo has taken the league by storm and was applauded by Eagles fan.Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
Dr. David Chao, the former team physician for the Chargers and founder of SICscore.com, diagnosed the injury off the broadcast and wrote on “X” that “hopefully without infection (he is facing) surgery and good recovery for next season.”
Skattebo left the field on a cart with his ankle in an air cast and received a big ovation from the notoriously unfriendly Eagles crowd, which is a sign that the hard-running running back has earned their respect. He scored his team-leading seventh touchdown earlier in the game on an 18-yard pass from Jaxson Dart.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. – the former starting running back supplanted by Skattebo and now forced into a bigger role again – was with Skattebo the longest to show his support. Skattebo pointed as the cart drove off to acknowledge the support.
