Former Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller has retired from the NFL at 31 years old after a single season with the New York Giants. Waller informed the Giants of his decision prior to the start of their minicamp, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The Giants confirmed his retirement in a statement Sunday afternoon. “We have great respect for Darren …
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Darren Waller tells Giants he is retiring
Tight end Darren Waller has made his decision about retirement. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Waller has informed the Giants that he is retiring from football. Reports last week indicated that the Giants expected Waller to make this decision and that they’d know for sure before the start of this week’s mandatory minicamp. Waller joined the Giants last …
Read More »Darren Waller retires: Former Pro Bowl TE hangs up cleats after lone season with Giants, eight-year NFL career
After months of contemplating retirement, Darren Waller has finally made a decision. Days ahead of the start of the New York Giants’ mandatory minicamp, the former Pro Bowl tight end has informed the team he is officially hanging up the cleats, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. “The passion (for football) has slowly been fading,” Waller admitted in …
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Read More »Darren Waller retires: Former Pro Bowl TE informs Giants he’s hanging up his cleats after eight NFL seasons
After months of contemplating retirement, Darren Waller has finally made a decision. Days ahead of the start of the New York Giants’ mandatory minicamp, the former Pro Bowl tight end has informed the team he is officially hanging up the cleats, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The Giants released the following statement regarding the move: “We have …
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Getty Images Darren Waller is retiring from the NFL at age 31. But one of the Pro Bowler’s fellow — and elder — tight ends is sticking around, with 40-year-old Marcedes Lewis set to re-sign with the Chicago Bears, per Fox Sports. Lewis is scheduled to meet with the team on Monday, Jay Glazer reports, with the intention of inking …
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Read More »Report: Former Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller retires from NFL at 31 after 1 season with Giants
Former Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller has retired from the NFL at 31 years old after a single season with the New York Giants, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. Waller informed the Giants of his decision prior to the start of their minicamp, per the report. New York’s mandatory minicamp starts on Tuesday. The Giants traded a third-round pick …
Read More »Report: Giants TE Darren Waller has informed team he’s retiring
Darren Waller has reportedly played his final snap in the NFL. The veteran tight end informed the New York Giants that he is retiring, NFL Media reported. The team had expected Waller to inform them about his decision on his football future before starting offseason minicamp on Monday, ESPN reported earlier this week. Waller, who will turn 32 shortly …
Read More »Giants’ Darren Waller informs team he is retiring after eight NFL seasons: report
Giants tight end Darren Waller is retiring from football after eight seasons in the league. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Waller has officially informed the Giants that he plans to retire, making his decision official before mandatory minicamp begins. ESPN’s Jordan Ranaan had reported earlier this month that people around the Giants expected Waller to call it a career. …
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