Cam Skattebo remains out of Giants training camp as New York's injuries on offense pile up

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cam Skattebo is not practicing with the New York Giants after experiencing a setback, fellow rookie Beaux Collins has also been sidelined by an undisclosed injury and standout left tackle Andrew Thomas has yet to make an appearance on the field at training camp after landing on the physically unable to perform list.

While there is still a month to go before the NFL season begins, the injuries are starting to pile up for the Giants on offense. Skattebo, their fourth-round pick out of Arizona State who was expected to be part of the running back rotation, was among those not participating Monday because of a hamstring injury.

“With all the guys that are hurt, they’re all making progress,” coach Brian Daboll said when asked about Skattebo. “If they can be out there, they’ll be out there. ... Well see where we’re at each day. Everybody is day by day.”

Thomas appears further away than that as he works back from surgery in October for a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. Asked about Thomas ramping up this week with the stated goal of him being ready for the opener Sept. 7 at Washington, Daboll said only, “He’ll just keep working his rehab and continue to get better.”

Going into his sixth pro season, the concern for Thomas is more about getting him fully healthy and less about the snaps he is missing. That is not so much the case for rookies such as Skattebo and Collins — the latter of whom is an undrafted free agent wide receiver trying to make the team at a crowded position.

“Any time you can’t be out there, it doesn’t help you,” Daboll said. “Take advantage of the meeting time, but there’s no substitute for being out on the field playing, particularly young players that are trying to earn a spot.”

With Collins and veteran Darius Slayton not taking part in team practice and Bryce Ford-Wheaton on injured reserve after after tearing an Achilles tendon, 26-year-old Montrell Washington has impressed when given the opportunity to run with the first- and second-team offenses. Washington made a dazzling one-handed catch on a pass from first-round pick Jaxson Dart during 7-on-7 drills Monday, adding to his growing list of camp highlights.

“My motto is, ‘A play a day keeps the coaches away,’ so I’m trying to make as many plays as I can,” said Washington, who signed as a free agent after stints with Kansas City and Denver. “We don’t like when guys go down, but I’m just trying to be there to show the guys I’m available, I’m locked in (and) I can be that guy to make a play for you guys when y’all need me to.”

Running back has also been thinned, with Eric Gray also on the PUP list and Rushawn Baker waived with an injury designation. With the first preseason game set for Saturday at Buffalo, the Giants signed Jonathan Ward after a workout Monday.

Ward, like Washington, is a newcomer. Devin Singletary is very familiar with Daboll's system from their time together in Buffalo and has embraced getting more carries in practice.

“Every day you’ve got to prove yourself,” Singletary said. “Every day, we like to say, the rent is due, so for me, it doesn’t matter if it’s one opportunity or 30. I’m trying to make the most of every opportunity because nothing is given. Everything is earned in the league, and when you get an opportunity, you want to make the best of it every time and that’s how you get more opportunities.”

Daboll called Singletary “a vet that's having a really good camp” by keeping his head down and working. Usurped for the starting job last year by Tyrone Tracy in part because of a groin injury that hampered him, Singletary feels he's back to 100% now and ready to contribute.

“Me, personally, I’m feeling good,” Singletary said. “Just trying to make plays when my number is called. That’s the name of the game."

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FILE - New York Giants wide receiver Jordan Bly (12) and New York Giants wide receiver Montrell Washington (80) speak during a practice at the team's NFL football training camp in East Rutherford, N.J., July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll looks on between quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) running back Cam Skattebo (44) during Back Together Weekend at the team's NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New York Giants wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton (88) reacts to being carted off during Back Together Weekend at the team's NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

FILE - New York Giants offensive tackle Andrew Thomas (78) kneels before an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans, Aug. 17, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo (44) runs with the ball during practice at the team's NFL football training camp in East Rutherford, N.J., Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Vote counting was underway Friday in Uganda’s tense presidential election, which was held a day earlier amid an internet shutdown, voting delays and complaints by an opposition leader who said some of his polling agents had been detained by the authorities.

Opposition leader Bobi Wine said Thursday he was unable to leave his house and that his polling agents in rural areas were abducted before voting started, undermining his efforts to prevent electoral offenses such as ballot stuffing.

Wine is hoping to end President Yoweri Museveni's four-decade rule in an election during which the military was deployed and heavy security was posted outside his house near Kampala, the Ugandan capital, after the vote.

The musician-turned-politician wrote on X on Thursday that a senior party official in charge of the western region had been arrested, adding there was “massive ballot stuffing everywhere.”

Rural Uganda, especially the western part of the country, is a ruling-party stronghold, and the opposition would be disadvantaged by not having polling agents present during vote counting.

To try to improve his chances of winning, Wine had urged his supporters to “protect the vote” by having witnesses document alleged offenses at polling stations, in addition to deploying official polling agents.

Wine faced similar setbacks when he first ran for president five years ago. Museveni took 58% of the vote, while Wine got 35%, according to official results. Wine said at the time that the election had been rigged in favor of Museveni, who has spoken disparagingly of his rival.

Museveni, after voting on Thursday, said the opposition had infiltrated the 2021 election and defended the use of biometric machines as a way of securing the vote in this election.

Museveni has served the third-longest tenure of any African leader and is seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. The aging president’s authority has become increasingly dependent on the military, which is led by his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Uganda has not witnessed a peaceful transfer of presidential power since independence from British colonial rule six decades ago.

Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station, during the presidential election, in the capital, Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Election officials count ballots after the polls closed for the presidential election at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

An election official holds up unmarked ballots during the vote count after polls closed for the presidential election, at a polling center in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A political representative speaks as he works to observe and verify the counting of ballots after polls closed in the presidential election at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A supporter of leading opposition candidate Bobi Wine cheers while watching election officials count ballots, after polls closed at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)