SAN FRANCISCO — Cam Skattebo is Jogging
This shows he’s making progress.
“Clearly, I haven’t been running,” Skattebo mentioned while speaking on Super Bowl Radio Row on Friday. “I just went through a long recovery process, and my bones are still healing. So, I’m really just working on getting back in shape and enjoying it.”
The running back suffered a serious injury on October 26th during Week 8 against the Eagles.
He was attempting to catch a pass in the second quarter when he landed awkwardly, leading to a fractured fibula, a torn deltoid ligament, and a dislocated right ankle.
It was dreadful to see his ankle bent in such a disturbing direction.
Following the incident, he underwent emergency surgery at a Philadelphia hospital and couldn’t make it home with the Giants.
Skattebo seems somewhat ready for the upcoming spring football activities and is confident everything will be set by training camp.
After finishing the season with just eight games, wrapping up his rookie year this way was tough for him.
To keep himself busy during recovery, he often engages on social media; he finds himself missing football quite a bit.
“Since breaking my ankle, I’ve learned a lot about myself—who I am, what I’ve been doing during my recovery, and, honestly, living without football isn’t easy,” he reflected. “I’ve come to understand, hopefully, this is what I’ll be doing for the next ten years. That’s my hope, my goal. I’m a football player; that’s my identity.”
Skattebo mentioned having had a couple of conversations with the new head coach, John Harbaugh, and has been speaking more frequently with the new running backs coach, Willie Taggart.
He was lounging on the couch next to Jackson Dart, making the rounds while munching on snacks.
As Dart chatted, Skattebo reached for a chicken wing, dipped it in blue cheese, and attempted to take a bite. But it didn’t quite go as planned, and he ended up with some sauce on his sweater.
“Oh man, I guess I dropped it in my lap,” he joked.
“That’s right, brother,” Dart laughed.
“I’m in trouble,” Skattebo added, chuckling about needing something to wipe the sauce off his shirt.
Dart, ever the supportive friend, remarked, “You can’t have wings without a Bounty, Skatebo. I was just trying to help out—it’s what we do, on and off the field.”
After bringing Matt Nagy on as offensive coordinator, Harbaugh is now looking for a quarterbacks coach.
He recently interviewed Marcus Arroyo, a veteran college quarterbacks coach with limited NFL exposure.
Arroyo, 46, had been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State and previously served as UNLV’s head coach, where he had a 7-23 record.
His NFL experience dates back to 2014, when he was the quarterbacks coach for the Buccaneers under Lovie Smith.
