Cam Skattebo says today’s rookies aren’t just talented-they sometimes bring an inflated sense of entitlement shaped by NIL earnings in college.
The New York Giants star noted that players entering the NFL with millions already in their pockets can approach team dynamics differently than traditional rookies.
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“The rookies that come in have made $2-$3 million in college, like they think they hot s**t,” Skattebo said during a recent appearance on the Roommates Show.
“Like, there could be a vet that’s been in the league for three years, four years, and this rookie could have come from college and already made more money than him.
“You could just tell by the way these college kids act now. There’s some people act right, some people don’t care that there was ever such thing as a rookie situation.
“I got rookie duties cause I’m a rookie, and I’m not going to sit there and say, ‘No, f**k you.’ If my vets tell me to go get some snacks for the running back room for weeks in and weeks out, like I’m going to go get the snacks.
“Some rookies are going to tell you, like, ‘Bro, I’m not going to get you snacks, bro. You can go get your own snacks.’
“I’m not going to say no names, but there’s some rookies that do that.”
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Skattebo, a fourth-round selection from Arizona State, impressed before his season-ending injury, rushing for 410 yards and five touchdowns, plus 24 receptions for 207 yards and two receiving scores in eight games.
The rookie running back provided fans with a positive progress report on his rehabilitation from a dislocated right ankle, fibula fracture, and deltoid ligament rupture suffered in Week 8 against the Eagles.
His recovery has been steady, progressing from walking unaided in early December to receiving clearance to jog roughly 12 weeks post-surgery.
The Giants‘ general manager, Joe Schoen, confirmed Skattebo remains on schedule to participate fully in the team’s offseason program in April.
“I’m good,” Skattebo told Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart. “Just got cleared after 12 weeks to start jogging around and get moving again. Slowly but surely.”
The fourth-round rookie remains determined to return stronger in 2026 to continue his budding partnership with Jaxson Dart.
“I’m going to be back,” Skattebo said. “I played seven games in the NFL, and I got hurt. There’s a long road ahead, and that’s not going to stop me.”
