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Giants GM Joe Schoen on Cam Skattebo's backflip: 'I'd rather him not do that' | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates | NFL.com

Giants GM Joe Schoen and coach John Harbaugh addressed Cam Skattebo's recent botched backflip attempt during his recovery from a fractured tibia and ankle dislocation, urging caution but allowing the running back to remain himself as he prepares for training camp.

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Cam Skattebo remains the name to watch here, and the news itself is more cautionary than alarming for fantasy purposes. Both sources confirm he's still recovering from a fractured tibia and ankle dislocation, and the fact that Giants brass felt compelled to publicly address a botched backflip stunt tells you the team is nervous about him doing anything risky before camp. There's no indication in these reports that the injury timeline has changed or that a setback occurred from the stunt itself — this is a cautionary PR moment, not a new medical update.

For draft prep, treat Skattebo as a name with real dynasty/keeper intrigue if he's expected to compete for the Giants' backfield touches, but his recovery status from a significant leg injury keeps him firmly in speculative territory until you get harder confirmation he's fully cleared for training camp reps. Don't reach for him early; let his camp usage and practice participation reports dictate his ADP value as August approaches. Tyrone Tracy Jr. isn't detailed with any new information here beyond being mentioned alongside Skattebo, so there's nothing actionable to adjust on him from this cluster — hold your existing evaluation of him as the presumptive lead back until camp battles clarify the pecking order.

No action is needed on adds or drops based on this report alone. File Skattebo as a monitor-only situation: watch for official practice participation news out of camp before moving him up your board, and don't let a viral backflip clip skew your risk assessment more than the actual medical recovery timeline warrants.

GIANTS GM ON SKATTEBO'S BACKFLIP: 'I'D RATHER HIM NOT DO THAT'GIANTS GM JOE SCHOEN ON CAM SKATTEBO'S BACKFLIP: 'I'D RATHER HIM NOT DO THAT'

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo reassures nervous fans following a backflip scare he recently had on "The Insiders".

Cam Skattebo’s botched backflip a fortnight ago caused a kerfuffle that the New York Giants brass felt they needed to address.

The Big Blue running back, who was rehabbing from a fractured tibia and right ankle dislocation, attempted his trademark flip at a Fanatics Fest event, but couldn’t stick the landing. The RB brushed aside the incident and promised he wouldn’t get hurt before the season. However, coach John Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen spoke with the second-year pro about being prudent.

"The big-picture message is you want to take care of yourself, take care of your team. Do everything you can do to be healthy, be back, be right, be good," Harbaugh said, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN. "What does that mean? It's not going to be the same situation the next time for anybody. It's going to be different. So it's really the principle of it."

Skattebo has dismissed the perception that his backflipping is dangerous, and promised to perform the trick after he scores his first touchdown of the season. The brashness is part of his persona.

The team isn’t fretting over the issues but still taking a hold-your-breath approach with its top back.

"Yeah, we have [had conversations], but again, he's a young man that's still getting used to the spotlight and in New York City and you got to be conscious of your actions, not only from a health standpoint, but a perception standpoint," Schoen said. "But he knows I'd rather him not do that, especially this close to camp. But it's also a testament to how good of a job our training staff did and medical staff did in terms of getting him back and ready to go here as we start camp."

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Even as they’ve allowed Skattebo to be himself, the fact that Harbaugh and Schoen felt it needed to be addressed with the 24-year-old, and didn’t scoff at questions about it this week, says plenty about how they feel about flipping.

"To me, it's a very good question," Harbaugh said. "It's something that ... we talk about everything all the time. So those things, that, other things come up every day with (Skattebo) and everybody else. There are a lot of guys you talk to every day. You have interactions with everyone on the team.

"So (Skattebo) and I have had five or six really good conversations since he got back and that might have been talked about in there with some other stuff. It might have been. It might have been. There might be a good change. It's part of the ongoing process. Just communication, be on the same page, trying to be the best at everything we do. He's great. He wants to be great. He listens. He talks. He tells you what he thinks. It's all good."

Skattebo was cleared for training camp and has taken on a full workload. He’s been the clear-cut No. 1 running back thus far, per beat reporters, ahead of Tyrone Tracy Jr., in Big Blue’s new offense.

Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Kevin Patra · Jul 31, 2026 · read original