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ArticleIn ‘The Road Back,’ Cam Skattebo’s injury helped reignite his love of football
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Skattebo suffered his open tibia fracture in Philadelphia on Oct. 26, 2025, after scoring a touchdown early in the game. Over the next nine months, Skattebo returned to the city several times for follow-ups with Dr. Samir Mehta, an orthopedic surgeon at Penn Medicine.
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Skattebo returned from severe tibia fracture with touchdown in Week 1 debut.

Skattebo suffered an open tibia fracture in Philadelphia on Oct. 26, 2025, after scoring a touchdown early in the game. The injury was severe—his ankle dislocated so far that the skin ripped, requiring five screws in surgery and leaving 15.1 millimeters of space between tibia and ankle pre-surgery. Over nine months, he returned to Penn Medicine for follow-ups with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Samir Mehta. Despite the grueling rehab and concerns for calf atrophy, Skattebo returned Week 1 against the Cowboys, scoring a touchdown and performing a backflip, describing the moment as feeling 'free' and like 'everything went away.'

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