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Cam Skattebo is not getting along with his defensive teammates in practice.
According to Giants beat reporter Pat Leonard, Skattebo got into it with some of the defensive players on the Giants’ squad after he slid and nearly took out a defender after a catch.
Leonard says that several Giants defensive players are getting tired of Skattebo’s antics in practice, and have confronted him about it on the field.
“Cam Skattebo started a fight in practice today. He slid down after a reception and came dangerously close to taking out a couple Giants DBs’ legs. The defense isn’t allowed to hit,” Leonard wrote on X.
“Jevon Holland and Greg Newsome did not appreciate it. Situation escalated between Skattebo and Newsome,” Leonard added.
“Skattebo has had it coming. He ran over linebacker Zaire Barnes the other day, too, when the defense wasn’t hitting. His act is getting old to his defensive teammates”
SNY reporter Connor Hughes confirmed Leonard’s reports, and added that Skattebo has been getting under his teammates’ skins with his trash talk.
There was a scuffle initiated by Cam Skattebo with Greg Newsome, Jevon Holland. That was a long time coming. Skattebo has been talking trash to the secondary most of the summer #Giants
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) August 26, 2026
Giants head coach John Harbaugh admitted that Skattebo’s energy is “infectious” in the wrong way.
“He got a 15-yard penalty at the end of practice. Did you see that? Yeah it’s infectious. It can be infectious the other way, an infectious disease type of thing,” Harbaugh said. “We want it to be in a positive way.”