Cam Skattebo still sidelined by injury with Giants linked to running backs before NFL trade deadline

Whether or not the Giants make a mega-trade to land Jonathan Taylor or Derrick Henry or are able to pull off a somewhat smaller deal, it sure looks as if the Giants need help at running back, as soon as possible.Starter Cam Skattebo on Wednesday did not practice, again working on the side with a rehab trainer as he deals with the hamstring injury he went down with on his 42-yard run down the stretch of the Week 7 overtime victory in Houston.It seems unlikely Skattebo will be able to play Sunday against the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.The Giants (4-2-1) are in first place in the NFC East.

The Eagles (2-6) are in last place and riding a six-game losing streak.The Giants’ running back picture is bleak.Tyrone Tracy is currently on injured reserve with a strained hamstring and he will miss the next four games.

That leaves Devin Singletary as the only NFL running back on the roster with any experience.Singletary was a healthy scratch in three consecutive games earlier this season before the eight-year veteran finished off the 27-21 victory over the Texans with a 30-yard touchdown run in OT.The only other running back on the roster is Greg Derosiers, signed Oct.

27 off the Chargers’ practice squad.Derosiers, 25, played at three colleges (Louisville, UMass, Memphis) and was not drafted.The Chargers signed him to their practice squad and, when Tracy was put on IR, the Giants signed Derosiers to their active roster.

He has never appeared in an NFL game.The Giants two weeks ago signed to their practice squad Eric Gray, a running back they selected in the fifth round of the 2023 draft.Gray, 27, had 31 rushing attempts and 79 yards in 34 games the past three seasons.

Gray had been on the Browns practice squad earlier this season.The other running back on the practice squad is Phil Mafah.Mafah, 24, was a 2025 seven round draft pick of the Cowboys out of Clemson, ...