John Harbaugh reacts to Cam Skattebo's scary backflip slip ahead of Giants training camp next week

New York Giants fans held their corporate breah erstwhile second-year moving backmost Cam Skattebo, whose rookie play ended aft a dislocated ankle, slipped portion attempting a backflip astatine Fanatics Fest implicit the weekend.

Skattebo is known for his backflips, particularly aft scoring touchdowns successful 2026 portion becoming a instrumentality favourite successful New York. However, seeing the Arizona State merchandise gaffe erstwhile trying 1 has immoderate worrying up of grooming campy adjacent week.

Giants caller caput manager John Harbaugh was asked by Bob Papa and Carl Banks during their "Bleav successful Giants" podcast however helium felt seeing Skattebo execute specified a stunt.

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New York Giants moving backmost Cam Skattebo is shown warming up earlier the crippled betwixt the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles connected Oct. 26th, 2025, astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"My absorption erstwhile I saw it connected my phone? My absorption was — I haven’t talked to him yet, I’m going to speech to him, I’m definite – my absorption was: Dude, astatine slightest stick," Harbaugh said.

"Land the happening if you’re going to bash it."

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Fair enough, coach.

Skattebo was having rather the commencement to his rookie campaign, scoring 7 full touchdowns and racking up 617 scrimmage yards.

But during a roadworthy crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles, linebacker Zack Baun performed a hip-drop tackle, which the NFL deems illegal, and Skattebo's ankle got caught underneath it. The representation was gruesome connected video replay, arsenic it was wide thing was earnestly incorrect with the fourth-round draught choice’s ankle.

Skattebo’s play was done aft that, portion the Giants finished a lowly 4-13, starring to the firing of caput manager Brian Daboll midway done the season.

John Harbaugh poses aft a property league announcing his hiring arsenic the adjacent New York Giants caput manager astatine Quest Diagnostics Training Center successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Jan. 20, 2026. (Ed Mulholland/Imagn Images)

But Skattebo’s rehab intelligibly worked, arsenic helium was assured capable to effort the backflip – that’s if you’re a glass-half-full benignant of person.

"Skat’s going to beryllium acceptable to go," Harbaugh added. "He’s been moving ace hard. He’s truly been grooming similar crazy. His caput is connected camp. He’s healthy. He’s acceptable to roll, and I can’t hold to spot him astatine practice."

Giants fans can’t hold to spot Skattebo and a full caller squad nether Harbaugh this season. Not lone is Skattebo returning, but the tally crippled gets a immense assistance with Patrick Ricard, the ex-Baltimore Ravens fullback, joining his aged caput manager successful New York.

The Giants besides made definite to bolster the trenches, drafting Miami’s Francis Mauigoa 10th overall, arsenic good arsenic re-signing Jermaine Eluemunor to beryllium their close tackle other Andrew Thomas pursuing a palmy archetypal twelvemonth successful New York for the ex-Las Vegas Raiders lineman.

New York Giants moving backmost Cam Skattebo warms up earlier a Thursday Night Football crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Oct. 9, 2025. (Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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From choky extremity Isaiah Likely to a plethora of escaped cause wide receivers, including the instrumentality of Odell Beckham Jr. successful Giants blue, this is simply a squad that volition beryllium successful the nationalist spotlight arsenic observers ticker to spot if Harbaugh tin get the squad backmost into playoff contention.

Since 2016, the Giants person lone been capable to scope the playoffs twice, their astir caller successful 2022 successful Daboll’s archetypal play arsenic caput coach.

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