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Cam Skattebo's running style might be illegal at times, but he's not going to change his ways. The Giants running back delivered a huge game in New York's 26-21 overtime win over the Houston Texans, but he sparked some controversy early in the game.
\n\nDuring the first quarter, Skattebo got called for one of the most surprising penalties of the week. The Giants running back got flagged for a rarely enforced unnecessary roughness, with the officiating crew ruling that he had lowered his helmet to draw contact.
\n\nCam Skattebo was penalized for this run… pic.twitter.com/tEHPezmJ3F
\n\nThe 15-yard penalty was surprising because officials don't usually flag an offensive player for lowering their helmet. Heading into Week 7, they had only thrown four penalty flags all season for lowering their helmets, and only one of those came against an offensive player. That other player was Houston's Foster Moreau, but he was flagged for making a tackle on a punt return in Week 2, so Skattebo is the only player to have been penalized while playing offense.
\n\nOn one hand, Skattebo was bound to get penalized at some point because he's a human battering ram who seeks out contact with defensive players. Despite…
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