The Giants' Darius Muasau wasn’t worried when he was thrust into an unexpected role last Sunday. The second-year linebacker is almost used to it by now.

Against the Commanders, Muasau stepped in when Micah McFadden left with a foot injury. Last season, Muasau started the last five games after Bobby Okereke suffered a season-ending injury.

Deja vu? Perhaps. Except this time, Muasau felt even more comfortable being thrown into the fire.

“It helped me out a lot,” he said about his seven total starts as a rookie. “Just not being able to be nervous once I got on the field. Don't have any of the butterflies. Get the jitters out. Right when I stepped on the field, I was confident in myself, my team and my defense that, you know, we could go out and execute.”

With McFadden on injured reser

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