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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 7, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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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
2014
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 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 27th, 2016, it was announced that he had fractured his tibia during a voluntary mini-camp. [3]
References
- ↑ Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa signs instead with Miami Monday
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External links
- New York Giants currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- American football running backs
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Miami Dolphins players
- New York Giants players
