Darren Waller, a Pro Bowl tight end who surprisingly retired before the 2024 NFL season, is rejoining the league after one year out of football. Waller, who last played for the New York Giants, is being traded to the Miami Dolphins, who have a void at the tight end position after trading away Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers on June 30.
Waller was on the Giants’ reserve/retired list because he was still under contract and his rights were owned by New York. The transaction has Waller and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft being sent to Miami for a 2026 sixth-round selection. Waller had said that he would come out of retirement only to play for the Dolphins, and he gets his wish, with New York agreeing to the deal.
