Giants Expect to Reduce Cam Skattebo’s Role

The New York Giants are expected to reduce Cam Skattebo’s role and give Najee Harris more work against the New Orleans Saints, according to reporting published before the teams’ Week 6 game on Sunday, October 18. Skattebo is expected to remain in the running-back rotation, while the reports do not establish how the carries will be divided. The anticipated change follows Skattebo’s ball-security problems. Through five games, he had fumbled four times, losing one. The lost fumble came in overtime of the Giants’ 27-27 tie with the Washington Commanders on October 11. Skattebo had 13 carries for 59 yards in that game. Through those first five games, Skattebo had 81 carries for 294 rushing yards and one touchdown. Harris had 27 carries for 97 yards. Reports said all four Giants running backs, including Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary, were expected to be active against New Orleans, leaving the precise distribution of playing time unsettled. A separate report said Harris would make his first start for the Giants. That claim was attributed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler; the broader report of an increased role for Harris was attributed to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. The Giants’ actual lineup...