The future looked so bright for the New York Giants when both Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo were out on the field.
The future is still bright. But right now, it's just Dart out there. All Skattebo can do is watch.
That'll be true in Week 10 against the Chicago Bears, and for the rest of the season.
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Why isn't Cam Skattebo playing today?
Cam Skattebo isn't playing today because of his season-ending injury from late October.
Skattebo was initially reported to have dislocated his ankle in the Week 8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. That's what was visually evident on the field when an awkward tackle left Skattebo's right ankle at an unnatural angle.
There was more to the injury than just the dislocated ankle, though.
Later that week, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Skattebo also had a fibula fracture and a deltoid ligament rupture.
"Surgery was right away to close the wound," Rapoport wrote, explaining why Skattebo had to stay in Philadelphia after the game to have the medical work done at Penn Presbyterian.
The good news for the Giants came in Rapoport's last sentence: "NYG expects him back for the offseason program."
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