Giants rookie RB Cam Skattebo returned to Mountain America Stadium on Friday night for Arizona State’s season finale with the rival Arizona Wildcats.
The game didn’t go the Sun Devils’ way as they ended their season with a blowout loss, but Skattebo did receive a warm welcome back from the hometown fans.
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The ASU student section went nuts as the youngster scootered towards them from midfield.
Later on, Skattebo took a few moments to provide an update on his recovery from the gruesome ankle injury that ended his rookie campaign.
“Everything is going good,” Skattebo told Blake Niemann of FOX 10 Phoenix. “We’re taking the right steps everyday to get better and that’s what matters — we don’t put a timeframe on anything, we’re just gonna continue to work until I’m ready.”
Barring any setbacks, the expectation is that Skattebo will be back for the start of camp.
The 23-year-old was enjoying a spectacular rookie campaign prior to the injury, racking up 617 yards from scrimmage and seven touchdowns over his first eight pro games.
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“It was awesome,” Skattebo said on his first taste of the NFL. “It’s football at the end of the day, you have to look at it like that — you can’t think too hard about it. As the games went on things just started falling into place and I started finding my footing.”
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