Cam Skattebo demotion: Giants RB logs zero touches in New York's Week 6 loss to Saints

After a slew of fumbling mistakes, Skattebo has lost his starting job to Najee Harris In the wake of an array of fumbles this season, Cam Skattebo was completely phased out of the New York Giants offense in Week 6. Coming into Sunday's action, a report from ESPN noted there would be a change in the New York backfield rotation. Najee Harris was likely to see a large role, while Skattebo was downgraded. The assumption was that even amid a demotion, Skattebo would be in the mix of the Giants' rushing attack. However, that never came to fruition during the club's 34-27 loss to New Orleans. Skattebo did not log a single carry or a single target on Sunday.

This marked the first time in his career that Skattebo was active for a game, but did not see any touches. In all, Skattebo played six snaps. Postgame, head coach John Harbaugh said Skattebo's lack of action "wasn't by design" and that he was not benched. "It was not by design for him not to carry the ball," he said, via Yahoo Sports. "When he was in there, we didn't call any runs. You're not thinking about which back is in the game and how many runs they're getting." With Skattebo on the outside looking in on the rushing attack, the