Orleans Darkwa smiled at the suggestion of starting on Monday Night Football.
From the time he went undrafted out of Tulane, this was his mission, to be a key contributor for an offense, to be the guy in the backfield getting the reps during the week of practice and the handoffs and the receptions on game days. The fact all 32 teams passed on him in the 2014 draft only fueled his fire.
“That’s my goal. That’s what I work for,” said Darkwa, the Giants’ smiley back of Ghanaian descent. “I’ve always had a chip on my shoulder, just [from being] overlooked.