Darius Powe (born March 15, 1994) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
wide receiver. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
California.
Professional career
Powe signed with the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.
He was waived by the Giants on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, Powe signed a future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017.
On August 23, 2017, Powe was waived/injured by the Giants and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 29, 2017. He was re-signed to the Giants' practice squad on October 9, 2017.
He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2017. He made his NFL debut the following week, recording two catches for 13 yards before suffering a broken foot. He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2017.
He was waived by the Giants on April 23, 2018 after the acquisition
punter Riley Dixon.
References
External links
California Golden Bears bio
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1994 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
California Golden Bears football players
New York Giants players
Players of American football from Lakewood, California