Giants trading Darren Waller to Dolphins after shock return from retirement
NY Post
From the Giants perspective, the less said about their trade for Darren Waller, the better. With the talented, troubled tight end seemingly retired, it figured that chapter was over and done with for the Giants.
Lo and behold, there is a final move for the Giants with Waller. They traded him on Tuesday to the Dolphins, The Post confirmed, along with a conditional 2027 seventh-round draft pick. In return, the Giants get back a 2026 sixth-round pick.
Waller, now suddenly no longer retired, received a one-year contract from the Dolphins worth up to $5 million, according to NFL Network. He turns 33 in September.
Last June, Waller announced he was leaving football after eight years in the NFL saying “the passion has slowly been fading.’’ He was going through a divorce from WNBA star Kelsey Plum and indicated he was going to continue to pursue a music career as a rapper.
This came as little surprise to those who observed his lackluster one and only season with the Giants. Waller was acquired from the Raiders for a third-round draft pick, with the Giants hoping the former Pro Bowler could add some juice to their passing attack.
The Giants were aware that Waller was injury prone with hamstring issues and it was well known that he had overcome drug problems early in his career. He spent his first two NFL seasons with the Ravens and then was suspended the first four games of 2016 and the entire 2017 season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.
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