Cam Skattebo Met With Giants' Harbaugh, Schoen Over Viral Video of Botched Backflip at Fanatics Fest

The New York Giants clearly weren't thrilled about running back Cam Skattebo attempting a backflip at Fanatics Fest earlier in July after fracturing his ankle in the 2025 season.

According to ESPN's Jordan Raanan, "Giants coach John Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen discussed it with the second-year running back. They prefer he not do it leading into the season."

Skattebo, 24, also did a backflip in May after hitting a homer at the Brian Burns Celebrity Softball Game. At Fanatics Fest, however, he didn't land the flip, landing awkwardly.

"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 told reporters. "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."

"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 added. "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."