Giants' Darren Waller announces retirement from the NFL following health scare, Kelsey Plum divorce filing

NFL tight end Darren Waller is calling it a career, informing the New York Giants of his retirement plans, CBS Sports confirmed. The 31-year-old played for the Ravens, Raiders and one season with the Giants, and had been absent from Organized Team Activities this offseason.

"We have great respect for Darren as a person and player. We wish him nothing but the best," the Giants said in a statement.

Waller shed light on the circumstances behind his retirement in a video posted to YouTube, recounting a fever he caught in November that he said left him shaking uncontrollably, unable to breathe and in the hospital for three and a half days.