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The Giants today placed running back Michael Cox on injured reserve and replaced him on the roster with Orleans Darkwa, a back signed off the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.
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Cox suffered a fractured lower leg after catching a short pass on the Giants' final offensive possession in their loss in Seattle Sunday. The second-year pro finished his season with four rushing attempts for 33 yards, two receptions for nine yards and 11 kickoff returns for 261 yards, a team-best 23.7-yard average.
Darkwa, 5-11 and 215 pounds, played in four games for the Dolphins this season. He contributed on special teams in all four games and had three receptions for 31 yards at Buffalo on Sept. 14 and four rushing attempts for two yards at Oakland on Sept. 28.
Darkwa was signed by the Dolphins as a rookie free agent from Tulane on May 13. He was waived on Oct. 6 and signed to Miami's practice squad two days later.
At Tulane, Darkwa rushed for 2,953 yards and 39 touchdowns and added 77 receptions for 595 yards. He is a native of Nashville, Tenn.
*The Giants also made a switch of defensive backs on their practice squad, signing cornerback Josh Victorian and terminating the contract of safety Kyle Sebetic.
Victorian, 5-10 and 189 pounds, played in eight games in 2013 for the Houston Texans and four games with one start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012. He was credited with nine solo tackles for the Steelers and five special teams tackles with the Texans.
Victorian has also been with the New Orleans Saints and on the practice squads of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Texans and Steelers.
Photos of the Giants 2015 official roster
CB Prince Amukamara
DE Robert Ayers Jr.
DE BRAD BARS
LT Will Beatty
LB Jon Beason
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
Safety Nat Berhe
DT Jay Bromley
CB Chykie Brown
K Josh Brown
SAFETY STEVIE BROWN
KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL
LB Jonathan Casillas
OL Emmett Cleary
Safety Landon Collins
DB C.J. CONWAY
WR Victor Cruz
TE Jerome Cunnigham
RB Orleans Darkwa
WR Geremy Davis
LS Zak DeOssie
TE Larry Donnell
OL Sean Donnelly
DT Kenrick Ellis
LB Cole Farrand
TE Daniel Fells
CB Chandler Fenner
OL Ereck Flowers
OL Adam Gettis
DT Dominique Hamilton
DT Johnathan Hankins
RB Kenneth Harper
WR/KR Dwayne Harris
CB Mike Harris
OL Bobby Hart
LB Mark Herzlich
CB Jayron Hosley
FB Henry Hynoski
DE/DT Cullen Jenkins
RB Rashad Jennings
John Jerry, Offensive Lineman RE-SIGNED WITH GIANTS
OL Brett Jones
WR JAMES JONES
LB Devon Kennard
DT Markus Kuhn
QB Eli Manning
CB Trumaine McBride
LB Jameel McClain
SAFETY BRANDON MERIWEATHER
SAFETY JEROMY MILES
DE Damontre Moore
QB Ryan Nassib
OT Marshall Newhouse
DE Owa Odighizuwa
LB ASHLEE PALMER
WR PRESTON PARKER
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Reserve/Franchise Player)
RT Justin Pugh
WR Rueben Randle
OL Dallas Reynolds
OL Weston Richburg
TE Adrien Robinson
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
OL Geoff Schwartz
DE George Selvie
QB Ricky Stanzi
WR Julian Talley
Safety Cooper Taylor
LB J.T. Thomas III
LB Devin Unga
RB Shane Vereen
DB Trevin Wade
WR Corey Washington
Punter Brad Wing
FB Nikita Whitlock
RB Andre Williams
DE Kerry Wynn
