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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 great respect for Darren as a person and player. We wish him nothing but the best.”
Waller, 31, had not attended the Giants’ voluntary offseason programming up to this point, admitting to reporters he was undecided about his NFL future just one year after his Big Blue tenure began.
“It’s really the idea of signing up for another journey,” Waller told The Athletic in May. “It’s tough, it’s long, it requires a lot. And if you’re not fully bought into every single thing of the process, it’s going to be tough. I feel like at the end of the day, you’re doing guys a disservice if you’re not all the way in. So those are the kinds of things I’m taking into account.”
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-06-09 20:28:49
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