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[ad_1] New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement from playing football on Sunday, saying he "found a lot of joy" in the sport, but "the passion has slowly been fading."In a nearly 18-minute video posted on his YouTube channel, the 31-year-old Waller confirmed he's stepping away from the game after spending the last several months mulling his future.The Giants had been waiting for Waller to decide whether

[ad_1] $Signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Raiders in September of 2022. Traded to the Giants in March of 2023. See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown. Loading Fantasy/Red Zone Stats... How do Darren Waller's 2023 advanced stats compare to other tight ends? This section compares his advanced stats

[ad_1] (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)   After a red-hot stretch in the second half of the 2023 NFL season, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers became the talk of the league, as it became clear that the rebuilding process was over much quicker than expected in the aftermath of the blockbuster trade to send superstar Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. It didn’t take long before Love

[ad_1] Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 04:10 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The trade for Darren Waller last offseason looked like a steal. The New York Giants were getting a Pro Bowl-caliber tight end to complement quarterback Daniel Jones for nothing more than a third-round pick.It

[ad_1] Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellMETAIRIE, La.

[ad_1] Travis Kelce's power extends beyond the football field. Kansas City's talented tight end, who also happens to be pop superstar Taylor Swift's boyfriend, showed off his batting skills on Saturday by winning a home run contest at a charity softball event hosted by Cleveland Browns TE David Njoku.Kelce, who grew up in Cleveland, arrived at Classic Park, home of the minor league Lake County Captains, just as the event was

[ad_1] $Signed a five-year, $255 million contract with the Eagles in April of 2023. See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown. Loading Fantasy/Red Zone Stats... How do Jalen Hurts' 2023 advanced stats compare to other quarterbacks? This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents

[ad_1] (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)   Many NFL players will gladly tell you how great they are, but true respect comes from opponents and how they scheme to work around you. Great receivers are regularly double-teamed and bumped off the line but still manage to make back-breaking plays. Longtime Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson immediately comes to mind. Then there are the behemoths who terrorize offenses along the defensive

[ad_1] EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Travis Kelce's power extends beyond the football field or the celebrity news cycle.Editor's PicksThe Kansas City Chiefs' talented tight end, who also happens to be pop superstar Taylor Swift's boyfriend, showed off his batting skills on Saturday by winning a home run contest at a charity softball event hosted by Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku.Kelce, who grew up in Cleveland Heights, arrived at Classic

[ad_1] Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 04:19 PM ETCloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said "95%" of the offense being installed this offseason is new, shedding light on the degree of change being