Darren Waller is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons, the New York Giants tight end player said.
“The passion [for football] has slowly been fading,” Waller said in a video statement he shared on YouTube.
Waller’s health issues last year “forced” him to reevaluate his life, adding, “I had almost just lost my life, and I don’t know if I really feel like if I would’ve died that I would’ve felt great about how my life was going if I’d died at the time.”
“Eternally grateful for the game of football. I wouldn’t be able to have this conversation or to think things through or be self-reflective if it wasn’t for an opportunity to save my life and go to rehab, which the NFL offered me,” he continued. “They also gave me an opportunity to reestablish myself, to come back into the world and do something productive.
“The passion [for football] has slowly been fading,” Waller said in a video statement he shared on YouTube.
Waller’s health issues last year “forced” him to reevaluate his life, adding, “I had almost just lost my life, and I don’t know if I really feel like if I would’ve died that I would’ve felt great about how my life was going if I’d died at the time.”
“Eternally grateful for the game of football. I wouldn’t be able to have this conversation or to think things through or be self-reflective if it wasn’t for an opportunity to save my life and go to rehab, which the NFL offered me,” he continued. “They also gave me an opportunity to reestablish myself, to come back into the world and do something productive.
- 6/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
About 20 current and former NFL players — including Dk Metcalf, Joe Haden, Derwin James and Darren Waller — sat around an open gathering space at the headquarters for Interscope Geffen A&m Records in Santa Monica, California. But they weren’t there to preview new music. Instead, the athletes gained insight from executives about opportunities that exist within the music industry to build their personal brands and expand their careers beyond the football field.
Tuesday’s career day was part of the NFL’s newly launched Career Tours program, where Bud Dupree, Janoris Jenkins, Robert Turbin and Ray-Ray McCloud participated in a series of panel discussions that offered snapshots into various aspects of the music industry, from marketing and A&r to producing and signing talent.
“Over the years, Interscope has done a great job of having a relationship with the NFL and the networks, but we wanted to take a second...
Tuesday’s career day was part of the NFL’s newly launched Career Tours program, where Bud Dupree, Janoris Jenkins, Robert Turbin and Ray-Ray McCloud participated in a series of panel discussions that offered snapshots into various aspects of the music industry, from marketing and A&r to producing and signing talent.
“Over the years, Interscope has done a great job of having a relationship with the NFL and the networks, but we wanted to take a second...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out publicly, may have a boyfriend! The 28-year-old Las Vegas Raiders defensive end talked about his love life with his teammate Darren Waller and his co-host Donny Starkins on their Comeback Stories podcast on Friday, Oct. 1, which marked his first interview since he revealed on Instagram in June that he is gay. "I just wanted to be someone's number one priority, and I couldn't have that," Nassib said in the interview. "So that was the one thing where I was like, 'Man, I really f--king want that.' But I got that now, so it's good." He continued, "Oh, I met an awesome guy. He's the best." Nassib...
- 10/3/2021
- E! Online
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