Retired New York Giants tight finish Darren Waller solely spent one injury-laden season with the workforce however that’s all it took for them to earn his ever-lasting respect.
Talking on the Ross Tucker Podcast, Waller sang the praises of possession, who he known as “current,” and believes the workforce is headed in the correct course.
“I preferred the Giants loads…the possession …paid for acupuncture and massages…they do issues the correct manner…the best way they deal with households…”
Just lately retired TE Darren Waller raved about Giants possession and the way they handled the gamers on newest @RossTuckerPod: pic.twitter.com/1og1VBICFN
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) July 31, 2024
“It’s the little issues that matter, that present they care about particular person gamers,” Waller stated. “Dabes and Schoen are doing the most effective they’ll to construct an ideal group. They care about gamers. They’re desirous about guys’ opinions.”
The Giants acquired Waller in a commerce with the Las Vegas Raiders final March in trade for a third-round draft decide. Waller couldn’t keep wholesome, nonetheless, as was restricted to 12 video games with a difficult hamstring.
Waller nonetheless managed to snare 52 passes for 352 yards and a landing however it was clear he was starting to say no. His private issues, together with a divorce from WNBA star Kelsey Plum after one 12 months of marriage, have been weighing heavy on Waller and contributed to his resolution to retire from soccer.
The Giants have tried to backfill the void left behind by Waller by signing veterans Jack Stoll and Chris Manhertz and choosing Theo Johnson within the fourth spherical of the 2024 NFL draft.
The workforce can also be retaining Daniel Bellinger — final 12 months’s No. 2 — and Lawrence Cager, a participant who seems to enhance yearly.
