Cam Skattebo should be ‘full-go’, J.J. McCarthy should play vs. Washington
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Cam Skattebo was “very close” to playing on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles and should be “full-go” Thursday against the Washington Commanders, according to New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh.
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“He was very close,” Harbaugh said on Monday morning. “We just decided to not take the risk that would go with it. There were some things that he was going to be limited just a bit, maybe. We decided not to go down that road because of the short week this week.
“He should be full-go on Thursday night.”
The Giants ran for just 80 yards on 31 carries vs. the Eagles, 2.6 yards per attempt. Devin Singletary had 21 carries for 31 yards, 1.5 yards per attempt.
Skattebo had a career-high 124 yards on 17 carries in Week 7 against the Houston Texans. He leads the Giants with 418 rushing yards on 98 carries, 4.3 yards per rushing attempt.
J.J. McCarthy ‘seems good’
Harbaugh said quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who is said to have suffered a hip pointer during the second half of Sunday’s game, is likely to be available vs. the Commanders.
“He’s doing well,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll find out more during the course of the day and in a couple of days but it does look like he’s gonna play. We feel fairly good about that but don’t want to get out over my skis with it, but it seems good so far.”
Giants-Commanders injury report
NOTE: Participation is estimated because neither team practiced.
Giants
Limited participation
OLB Abdul Carter | Knee/Back
OLB Malik Harrison | Groin
WR Charlie Jones | Thumb
QB J.J. McCarthy | Hip
WR Darnell Mooney | Chest
RB Cam Skattebo | Hamstring
Full participation
T Jermaine Eluemunor | Calf
TE Theo Johnson | Neck
WR Malik Nabers | Knee Full
T Andrew Thomas | Groin
Commanders
Did not participate
WR Treylon Burks | Foot
C Lucas Patrick | Concussion
TE Colson Yankoff | Knee
Limited participation
TE Chig Okonkwo | Hip
DT Shy Tuttle | Shoulder
Full participation
TE John Bates | Shoulder
QB Jayden Daniels | Left Elbow
C Matt Gulbin | Knee
CB Amik Robertson | Ankle