"Not knowing Calvin is wild": New York Giants rookie Cam Skattebo leaves NFL fans in disbelief after failing to recognize NFL legends in viral quiz
Cameron Skattebo (via Getty Images)
New York Giants first-year running back Cameron Skattebo became the focus of an unintended NFL tempest—nothing on the field, but for seemingly not knowing anything about the league's greatest legends.
In one recent video making its rounds on the internet, Cameron Skattebo can't recognize NFL legends from their pictures, kicking off an emotional Reddit discussion in which fans toggle between anger and empathy.
Cam Skattebo's viral moment provokes criticism over
NFL history
blind spot
Cameron Skattebo, who played college football at Sacramento State Hornets and Arizona State Sun Devils before the New York Giants drafted him in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, soon found himself a topic of conversation on Reddit—but not the kind related to his athleticism.
In one clip of him now circulating, Cameron Skattebo misidentifies players during a quiz segment. When presented with a picture of Calvin Johnson, better known as 'Megatron,' confusion set in.
Does Cam Skattebo know ball? 🧠
Redditors were both amused and frustrated. One of the top comments stated, 'Not knowing Calvin is wild, but an NFL player not knowing Brett Favre is crazy ffs.'
Another commenter joked, 'Banish him from the league for this,' and others reluctantly empathized, one of them noting, 'To be fair, though, Calvin retired when Skattebo woulda been like 13 or 14, and he wasn't a guy who was in many commercials or broadcast booths.
So it's not thaaaat crazy with all that in mind.'
A generation gap or something more?
The discussion soon escalated beyond Skattebo, with wider questions about how younger players identify with the history of the league. One commenter wrote that most players don't grow up watching the NFL but rather center on their own development or college careers. 'A lot of these guys don't even follow the NFL til they get to the league. Might have been a college fan, or just doesn't watch football,' another Redditor wrote.
Even fans conceded trouble identifying helmet-wearing players by face alone. 'Not really. I wouldn't recognize Joe Montana from face alone probably. I definitely wouldn't recognize megatron from face alone. I think people here are forgetting these dudes play in helmets lol. Outside of a handful of players there's probably not many non-Eagles I could recognize,' admitted one commenter.
Nevertheless, the overall opinion was tilted towards incredulity, particularly in light of Johnson's place in NFL legend.
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'I still have more to prove': Giants rookie Cam Skattebo's giant ambitions
While the NFL fan base in turn roasted and justified Cameron Skattebo's viral blunder, the moment highlighted something greater—the transience of fame, the changing tides of fandom across generations, and the way legacy players disappear from popular consciousness sooner than we want them to. Cameron Skattebo learned this lesson not offered in college: understanding the past can inform how you're perceived in the present.
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