Cam Skattebo Hamstring Scare: Fantasy Implications
Skattebo felt something in his hamstring on a 42-yard OT run — but a Week 8 bye gives him extra time to recover.
Cam Skattebo may have exited Sunday's win with a hamstring concern, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). Skattebo told ESPN's Dan Graziano that he felt something in his hamstring on his 42-yard run in overtime — the longest of his career — which set up Devin Singletary's game-winning touchdown. What looked like a deliberate slide at the Houston 30-yard line was actually Skattebo going down because of the injury.
Cam Skattebo
The good news: the Giants have a bye in Week 8, meaning Skattebo gets roughly two weeks to recover before New York's Week 9 trip to Philadelphia. ProFootballTalk notes the team will be hoping he's at full strength for that game, with the Giants trying to hold their NFC East lead. His injury status isn't officially designated yet, so monitor updates closely as the week progresses.
In redraft leagues (standard season-long formats), you can breathe for now — he's not a must-start candidate during a bye anyway, and the extra healing time is a legitimate silver lining. In dynasty, where long-term health matters more, the hamstring flag on a workhorse back worth 18 touches and 124 rushing yards today is worth watching. Don't overreact, but don't ignore it either. If he's limited in practice once the Giants return, that Week 9 Philadelphia start becomes a real question.
Singletary scored the winner and is worth a waiver-wire glance (players available on the free-agent market) as a handcuff, but nothing in the source story suggests Skattebo's injury is serious enough to hand Singletary a lead role just yet.
Data: real stats via Sleeper, projections via FantasyPros.