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June 22, 2018 / 8:02 PM

Free-agent RB Orleans Darkwa gets medical clearance

Former New York Giants running back Orleans Darkwa (26) runs the ball in for a 15-yard touchdown during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 of the NFL season on October 25, 2015 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. File photo by Rich Kane/UPI

Former New York Giants running back Orleans Darkwa (26) runs the ball in for a 15-yard touchdown during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 of the NFL season on October 25, 2015 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. File photo by Rich Kane/UPI | License Photo

Free-agent running back Orleans Darkwa, who led the New York Giants in rushing last season, announced via Twitter on Friday that he has been medically cleared to resume football activities.

The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Darkwa underwent surgery in May to remove a plate from his left leg, which was broken in 2016.

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Darkwa rushed 171 times for 751 yards and five touchdowns for the Giants last season, but it remains unlikely he'll return to the team after the addition of running back Saquon Barkley, the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and veteran free agent Jonathan Stewart to its backfield this offseason.

The 26-year-old Darkwa was signed by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent out of Tulane in 2014, but was released after playing only four games that season.

Darkwa signed with the Giants in November 2014 and scored the first touchdown of his NFL career the following month against the then-St. Louis Rams.

In four NFL seasons, he has rushed for 1,038 yards and nine touchdowns.

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