Elijah McGuire‘s foot fracture has the Jets quickly setting up meetings. In addition to meeting with Alfred Morris, the Jets plan to visit with former Giants running back Orleans Darkwa on Saturday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports (via Twitter).
The Giants’ 2017 rushing leader, Darkwa also visited the Bills this week. Darkwa drew interest earlier this year — also taking a Patriots meeting — but experienced an injury setback that kept him unsigned. The four-year veteran had a plate removed from his leg earlier this offseason after a minor surgery, and interest has picked up since.
The 26-year-old back has only 246 carries in his career. He led the Giants with 751 rushing yards (4.4 per carry) last season. Both marks represented career highs for the former UDFA who began his career with the Dolphins.
New York has Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell and Thomas Rawls under contract. The Jets also drafted potential return man Trenton Cannon this year.