Darnay Holmes shares advice from NFL legends on 'GMFB'
Heading into his rookie season, Darnay Holmes had plenty of football influences to lean on. His father, Darick, was a running back in the NFL for 4+ years, while his older brother, Darick Jr., was a wide receiver at the University of Arizona.
But unlike most rookies around the league, Holmes also had a few Pro Football Hall of Famers he could turn to for advice.
Holmes joined NFL Network's 'Good Morning Football' to discuss the advice he received from Deion Sanders, Rod Woodson and Aeneas Williams heading into his first season in professional football.
"The game of football puts you around so many great people," Holmes told the 'GMFB' crew. "I met Deion Sanders when I was in the 10th grade. I was a young guy coming from California to the southwest, and I came to his camp. I was able to really just soak in all of the knowledge that he gave. The best thing I learned from Deion is just really feel yourself. Understand who you are. Really know that you're greater than you think you are.
"Rod Woodson, the biggest thing I got from him is really just how you manage your money. We were talking at the Combine, he was saying that you have to understand that you're not an ATM. If you do become an ATM, you're going to become a well without any water. That hit home. That hit home very well because I come from a family where my dad was at a point in time, he was doing good. He didn't manage his money too well. I learned that lesson from him, and my plan is to not make that mistake.
"Mr. Williams, he's just a man of faith. I love that guy. He's a man of faith and he instills so many gems in me each and every day. I always lean upon these three guys for sure."
Holmes attended Sanders' Prime21 camp in 2015, where he ended up taking home the DB MVP award. He met Williams back in 2016, when the Hall of Famer served as his coach at Nike's The Opening, and the two worked together again last year at the 2020 Senior Bowl. Holmes met Woodson through UCLA defensive back Quentin Lake, the son of former Steelers teammate Carnell Lake.
In his first NFL season, Holmes played in 12 games (five starts) and finished with 30 tackles (23 solo), 0.5 sacks, two quarterback hits, one interception, five passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
Free Agency Guide: Pending Giants free agents, top 101 available, key dates
The first game of the 2021 season won't kick off until September, but the new league year is days away.
Starting Monday, clubs are permitted to contact -- and enter into contract negotiations with -- the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2020 player contracts. They cannot sign until the start of the new league year, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 17.
Below is a look at which Giants are set to become free agents:
Unrestricted Free Agents:
- DB Adrian Colbert
- S Nate Ebner
- LB Kyler Fackrell
- OT Cameron Fleming
- RB Wayne Gallman
- DL Austin Johnson
- LS Casey Kreiter
- RB Dion Lewis
- QB Colt McCoy
- RB Alfred Morris
- C Spencer Pulley
- LB Jabaal Sheard
- DL Dalvin Tomlinson
- DL Leonard Williams (UPDATE: Giants placed franchise tag on Williams for second consecutive year.)
Restricted Free Agents:
- WR C.J. Board
- LB Devante Downs
View NFL.com's updated rankings of the top 101 free agents of 2021 ahead of the new league year, which begins March 17.

No. 101 QB Mitchell Trubisky

No. 100 EDGE Everson Griffen

No. 99 DT Al-Quadin Muhammad

No. 98 CB Chidobe Awuzie (Update: The Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly agreed to a deal with Awuzie.)

No. 97 EDGE Kerry Hyder

No. 96 WR Breshad Perriman

No. 95 RB James White

No. 94 DT Kawann Short

No. 93 RB James Conner

No. 92 S Kareem Jackson

No. 91 TE Dan Arnold

No. 90 DT Lawrence Guy

No. 89 WR Emmanuel Sanders

No. 88 CB Troy Hill

No. 87 S Malik Hooker

No. 86 EDGE Takkarist McKinley (The Cleveland Browns have reportedly agreed to a deal with McKinley.)

No. 85 G Kyle Long

No. 84 CB Casey Hayward Jr.

No. 83 CB Quinton Dunbar

No. 82 NT Tyson Alualu Update: The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a deal with Alualu.)

No. 81 DE Derek Wolfe (Update: The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a three-year deal with Wolfe.)

No. 80 OT Kelvin Beachum (Update: The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to a two-year deal with Beachum).

No. 79 RB Marlon Mack

No. 78 CB Bashaud Breeland

No. 77 QB Tyrod Taylor

No. 76 EDGE Aldon Smith

No. 75 DB Desmond King II

No. 74 OT Alejandro Villanueva

No. 73 RB Duke Johnson

No. 72 TE Gerald Everett

No. 71 OT Riley Reiff

No. 70 S Keanu Neal

No. 69 DT Sheldon Rankins

No. 68 WR Cordarrelle Patterson

No. 67 C Austin Reiter

No. 66 S Xavier Woods

No. 65 LB Kyle Van Noy

No. 64 DT Ndamukong Suh

No. 63 DT Larry Ogunjobi

No. 62 CB Patrick Peterson

No. 61 RB Kenyan Drake

No. 60 CB K'Waun Williams

No. 59 S Jaquiski Tartt

No. 58 NT DaQuan Jones

No. 57 CB Janoris Jenkins

No. 56 WR Antonio Brown

No. 55 QB Jacoby Brissett

No. 54 CB Michael Davis (Update: The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to a multi-year deal with Davis.)

No. 53 CB Xavier Rhodes

No. 52 WR Sammy Watkins

No. 51 CB Richard Sherman

No. 50 DE Denico Autry

No. 49 WR Marvin Jones (Update: The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a deal with Jones.)

No. 48 WR John Brown

No. 47 CB Malcolm Butler

No. 46 WR Nelson Agholor (Update: The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a deal with Agholor.)

No. 45 TE Rob Gronkowski

No. 44 LB K.J. Wright

No. 43 OT Eric Fisher

No. 42 RB Chris Carson

No. 41 EDGE Melvin Ingram

No. 40 CB Mike Hilton (Update: The Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly agreed to a deal with Hilton.)

No. 39 S Anthony Harris

No. 38 C David Andrews

No. 37 QB Andy Dalton

No. 36 CB Adoree' Jackson

No. 35 EDGE Carlos Dunlap

No. 34 WR T.Y. Hilton

No. 33 CB Ronald Darby (Update: The Denver Broncos have reportedly agreed to a deal with Darby.)

No. 32 CB Jason Verrett

No. 31 LB Jayon Brown

No. 30 EDGE Haason Reddick

No. 29 EDGE Justin Houston

No. 28 C Rodney Hudson

No. 27 DE Shelby Harris (Update: The Denver Broncos have agreed to a three-year deal with Harris.)

No. 26 OT Mitchell Schwartz

No. 25 CB William Jackson (Update: The Washington Football Team has agreed to terms with Jackson.)

No. 24 EDGE Leonard Floyd (Update: The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a four-year deal with Floyd.)

No. 23 S John Johnson (Update: The Cleveland Browns have reportedly agreed to a deal with Johnson.)

No. 22 DL Dalvin Tomlinson (The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a deal with Tomlinson.)

No. 21 WR Corey Davis (Update: The New York Jets have reportedly agreed to a deal with Davis.)

No. 20 EDGE Romeo Okwara (Update: The Detroit Lions have signed Okwara to a multi-year deal.)

No. 19 QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (Update: The Washington Football Team have reportedly agreed to a deal with Fitzpatrick.)

No. 18 CB Shaquill Griffin (Update: The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a deal with Griffin.)

No. 17 TE Hunter Henry (Update: The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a deal with Henry.)

No. 16 TE Jonnu Smith (Update: The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a deal with Smith.)

No. 15 WR JuJu Smith-Schuster

No. 14 WR Curtis Samuel

No. 13 QB Jameis Winston (Update: The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a one-year contract with Winston.)

No. 12 WR Will Fuller

No. 11 EDGE Yannick Ngakoue

No. 10 C Corey Linsley

No. 9 EDGE Matt Judon (Update: The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a deal with Judon.)

No. 8 G Joe Thuney

No. 7 EDGE Jadeveon Clowney

No. 6 WR Kenny Golladay

No. 5 EDGE Carl Lawson (Update: The New York Jets have reportedly agreed to a deal with Lawson.)

No. 4 EDGE Trey Hendrickson (Update: The Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly agreed to a deal with Hendrickson.)

No. 3 EDGE Bud Dupree

No. 2 EDGE Shaquil Barrett (Update: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Barrett to a multi-year deal.)

No. 1 OT Trent Williams
Highlights & takeaways from first week of pro days
Watch the video below to view John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino wrap up the week of pro days ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft.
