Eagles Left Stunned After Gruesome Injury to Giants RB Cam Skattebo
If you want to know exactly how bad the injury suffered by New York Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo in Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles was, simply take into account the reaction from Eagles fans at Lincoln Financial Field.
As Skattebo was carted off the field after a gruesome lower leg injury, Eagles fans gave him a standing ovation. That’s how bad.
The same fans who threw snowballs at Santa Claus and the same. The same fans who cheered when Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin suffered a career ending neck injury in Philadelphia in 1999. That’s how bad Skattebo’s injury was.
Skattebo was hurt with the Giants trailing 14-7 in the second quarter — he’d already scored a touchdown on a 15-yard pass from fellow rookie Jaxson Dart in the first quarter.
“Cam Skattebo is so transcendent that Eagles fans are cheering for him as he is carted off,” X user Chuck Bass wrote on his official X account. “America is healing.”
Skattebo had 110 yards of total offense and scored 3 touchdowns in a 34-17 win over the Eagles in Week 6.
“It has taken all of the air out of what is typically a really raucous atmosphere,” Fox Sports play by play analyst Kevin Harlan said during the broadcast. “Just a devastating and tough scene challenging the Giants moving forward.”
Fox Won’t Show Skattebo Injury on Broadcast
When Fox Sports came back from a commercial break after Skattebo’s injury, color commentator and 7-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady told viewers the network would not be showing Skattebo’s injury.
“That’s not something we’re going to show,” Brady said. “For pretty obvious reasons … the Giants are going to have to compartmentalize and move forward but that’s not easy to do.”
It’s a direct contrast to the days of the 1980s and 1990s, when networks would repeatedly show gruesome injuries.
There was no such quarter spared for those on social media, where Skattebo’s injury quickly became a worldwide trending topic — the former Arizona State star and 2025 fourth round pick (No. 105 overall) had quickly established himself as one of the NFL’s most talented young players just a few months into his career.
Outpouring of Shock, Disgust Over Skattebo’s Injury
Skattebo’s injury quickly became the biggest story of Week 8.
“Very classy from Eagles fans, giving Cam Skattebo a standing ovation as he has taken off on a cart to the locker room after a gruesome injury,” NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark wrote on his official X account. “He gave a thumbs up to the crowd.”
“Absolutely loved watching Cam Skattebo this year played every snap as hard as he could and his love for the game was evident some weren’t sure if his success would translate from college… but he kept running dudes over in the NFL too,” NFL analytics guru Warren Sharp wrote on his official X account. “Get better soon.”
“Cam Skattebo with one of the worst injuries i have ever seen live,” Fade Away Media wrote on its official X account. “Just awful. Prayers up.
Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Speaks Out On Trade Possibilities After Loss
The Dallas Cowboys‘ outing against the Denver Broncos on Sunday certainly did not go as well as the team would have hoped, as they returned to Texas having had the Bo Nix-led offense put 44 points on the their 31st ranked total defense.
Ironically, despite having had Sean Payton’s men hang almost a half-century on them, the Cowboys’ defense went from 32nd to 31st after week 8, after the Cincinnati Bengals‘ shootout against the New York Jets, which ended with New York getting their first victory of the season in the Midwest.
Post-game, owner and general manager, Jerry Jones, was asked by a member of the media if the Cowboys’ loss on Sunday impacted the way the franchise could approach the trade deadline.
However, the 83-year old was bullish that the organization’s strategy over the next week would not be impacted by the result in week 8.
Jerry Jones Will Not Change Trade Deadline Strategy After Loss
“A loss is discouraging,” Jones said after the game, “but as far as my temperament – if I saw a proposition for us to help this team, no matter what this score was today, then I would look at it on the merits of helping this team.
And if you’re talking about trading for a player or trading a player, I’d completely look at it on the merits on the team, both for next week or the weeks after or for the longer term. So I’d have to answer your question “no”, today would not affect a decision on trading for a player.”
Jones was adamant that the team would remain on the lookout a deal based on the “merits of helping this team”, rather than the situation they find themselves in after eight games.
Now with a record of 3-4-1, the Cowboys lie 1.5 games behind the San Francisco 49ers, who would currently occupy the 7th playoff spot if the postseason started today – so they are far from out of the loop by any means.
Cowboys Already Looking For ‘High-Impact’ Players At The Deadline
Even prior to this game, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday, Dallas had already been looking for “high impact” and quality players at the trade deadline, particularly at edge rusher.
“The Cowboys are looking for – I’m told – an impact defensive player.” Fowler reported on Saturday, explaining that the team could use some of the trade capital they acquired from the Micah Parsons trade, which sent the All-Pro the Green Bay Packers for two first rounders over the next two drafts.
“They’re looking around – you see Trey Hendrickson there. The Cowboys have really called around to several teams – pretty much most of the league to try to survey the market and see who could be available in the front seven.”
Maxx Crosby – as Fowler also reported – was a target Dallas inquired about, but the Raiders seem intent on keeping him in Las Vegas after signing him to a three year, $106.5 million extension this past offseason.
Hendrickson makes about the most sense, given his tense relationship with the Bengals brass and his continuing status as an elite edge rusher in the NFL. But it would not be wholly shocking to see the Cowboys give up major draft capital for another top defender up front over the next few days.
