Orleans Darkwa
| No. 26 New York Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 28, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Nashville (TN) Ensworth | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Orleans Opoku-Darkwa (born February 28, 1992) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Tulane.
College career
Darkwa played college football at Tulane University from 2010 to 2013. During his career, he rushed for 2,953 yards on 663 carries and 39 touchdowns.
Professional career
Miami Dolphins
Darkwa was signed by the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[1] After appearing in only four games, he was released by the Dolphins on October 6, 2014, but he was re-signed to the practice squad soon after.[2]
New York Giants
On November 12, 2014, Darkwa was signed by the New York Giants after Michael Cox was placed on injured reserve. He scored his second career touchdown on December 21, 2014, against the St. Louis Rams.
On April 27, 2016, it was reported that Darkwa had suffered a small fracture in his tibia. He had been participating in the Giants offseason program. The Giants expected Darkwa to miss about a month of action.[3]
On October 3, 2016, Darkwa made his first career start against the Minnesota Vikings, rushing 12 times for 48 yards and a touchdown. He was placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2016 with a lower leg injury.[4] On March 9, 2017 Darkwa signed a one-year deal with the Giants.[5]
References
- ↑ Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa signs instead with Miami Monday
- ↑ Kelly, Omar. "Dolphins re-sign WR Damian Williams; waive RB Orleans Darkwa". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Raanan, Jordan (April 27, 2016). "Orleans Darkwa being held out of Giants minicamp with leg injury, per source". NJ.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 29, 2016). "Giants place RB Orleans Darkwa on IR; call up Eric Pinkins". Giants.com.
- ↑ Jackson, Zac (March 9, 2017). "Giants bringing back Orleans Darkwa". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.