Giants' Cam Skattebo admits doing 'dumb things,' will save backflips for TDs - ESPN

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo admitted Friday to sometimes doing «dumb things» — like a backflip recently at Fanatics Fest — and said he met with coach John Harbaugh.

The latest incident involving Skattebo caught the team's attention. Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen both talked with the second-year running back about his actions and doing what is best for himself and the team.

Skattebo seemed to get the message.

«Obviously I do some dumb things here or there, but I learn from it,» he said. «My coach talked to me, told me how he felt. I learned from it. Will I do a backflip again? Probably not. You live and you learn and we move on.»

It doesn't mean Skattebo won't ever do his trademark backflip. He just has temporarily put it on ice.

«When game time comes around, we'll see when game time comes around,» he said. «Right now, we're focused on training camp. We'll keep the backflips off the field for now.»

Skattebo is coming back from an open fracture of his right ankle suffered last October. He spent a majority of the offseason rehabbing the injury, before returning to practice in the spring. When returning during mandatory minicamp, Harbaugh joked that he and Skattebo agreed he wouldn't back-flip. He's too valuable to the team.

The Giants seem to have big plans for Skattebo. He has been first up during live drills at training camp the first three days, despite splitting first-team reps with last year's leading rusher Tyrone Tracy Jr. It's at least notable, even though Harbaugh said he's still «learning our team as we go» and the workload split hasn't yet been determined.

The early returns at training camp have been positive off such a serious injury.

«I've felt 99%,»