Darren Waller officially retires from NFL after 8 seasons

Darren Waller officially retires from NFL after 8 seasons

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller has informed the team that he is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was first to report Sunday.

He has not participated in any workouts and the team “had known for some time” that there was a possibility of him not playing, per Rapoport.

Sources: #Giants TE Darren Waller has informed the team he plans to retire, walking away at the age of 31 after just one season with NYG.

Waller hasn’t attended workouts, and the team had known for some time he may not play. Now, he’s officially let them know before minicamp. pic.twitter.com/1ZTmj1VX2m

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 9, 2024

This news comes over three months after Waller said he would be making a decision on retiring “pretty soon,” according to Dan Duggan of The Athletic.

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Waller, 31, played in just one season with the Giants after he was traded by the Las Vegas Raiders for a 3rd round pick ahead of the 2023 season. He signed a three-year, $51 million extension with Las Vegas ahead of the 2022 season.

Since this is a post-June 1 transaction, the Giants will save approximately $11.63 million in cap for 2024, per Spotrac. He will have dead cap hits of $2.5 million for 2024 and $4.9 million in 2025.

He caught 52 passes for 552 yards and one touchdown–which came in Week 7 against the Washington Commanders–last season.

🚨 #NATIONALTIGHTENDSDAY TD! 🚨 First TD at MetLife this year for @Rackkwall83!

📺: #WASvsNYG on CBS
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/iTs8HMaXlh pic.twitter.com/6r7voUc2Ke

— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2023

Waller, a sixth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, spent eight combined seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (two seasons) and Las Vegas Raiders (five seasons). He recorded 350 career receptions with 4,124 yards and 20 touchdowns with one Pro-Bowl appearance in 2020.

“We have great respect for Darren as a person and player,” the Giants’ statement read on Waller retiring. “We wish him nothing but the best.”

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