Cam Skattebo marked a promising return from a dislocated ankle with a home run and a backflip during a celebrity softball charity event on May 30, as the Giants move toward the possibility of him being ready for Week 1.
Cam Skattebo came into the celebrity softball charity game needing a sign that his ankle would cooperate again. On Saturday, May 30, he got one.
The New York Giants running back struck a home run on the first pitch he saw at teammate Brian Burns’ event. After rounding the bases, he returned to home plate, did a backflip, and stuck the landing with no apparent discomfort. It was the kind of moment that doesn’t settle a medical question by itself—but it does put real weight behind the idea that his recovery is progressing.
Skattebo’s return matters because his injury last season was serious. He suffered a dislocated ankle in Week 8 of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles. and surgery ended his rookie season prematurely. Now, he is seven months removed from that setback and appears eager to get back to the work of playing.
Even before the backflip, the timeline had been moving. Skattebo said he would be ready to go for Week 1 on May 18. A week and a half later. on Friday. May 29. NorthJersey.com’s Art Stapleton reported that the running back “snuck into some positional drills” at Giants OTAs. That same day. ESPN’s Jordan Raanan posted a video showing Skattebo on the field with Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy in his first appearance in a helmet at practice since his injury.
In the eight games before he was hurt—five of them starts—Skattebo demonstrated the kind of physicality the Giants wanted on the ground and the kind of threat they needed through the air. He totaled 410 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on 101 attempts (4.1 yards per attempt). He also recorded 24 receptions for 207 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
If the Week 1 plan holds, Skattebo won’t be walking back into a spotlight alone. He would share the backfield with fellow second-year running back Jaxson Dart, third-year running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., and fullback Patrick Ricard.
There’s a clear thread running through the facts here: surgery. time. then small steps forward—positional drills. helmet practice. and finally the kind of celebration that only happens when you trust your legs. The Giants are still building toward the season. but Skattebo’s May 30 backflip landed as a vivid data point in a recovery that has been trending toward the return everyone is watching for.
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Backflip?? man if he’s doing that then he’s 100% fine lol.
So wait he dislocated his ankle last season and now he’s home running and backflipping at a charity game? I mean good for him but medical stuff is weird.
Week 1 already? They said May 18 he’d be ready and then May 30 he’s back doing flips… either the timeline is working or they just guessed and now everyone’s hyping it up.
This just feels like PR to me. Like yeah he celebrated but dislocated ankles can come back to haunt you, especially with all these other RBs they mentioned (who even is Dart again?). If he’s really ready then cool, but I’m not convinced because one backflip doesn’t mean he can take hits in a real game.