The New York Giants announced they’ve designated TE Darren Waller to return from injured reserve.
TE Darren Waller has been designated for return and will return to practice today pic.twitter.com/hswnnLZznH
— New York Giants (@Giants) December 14, 2023
This opens Waller’s 21-day window to practice before being activated.
Waller, 31, is a former sixth-round pick of the Ravens. He was in the third year of his four-year, $2.39 million rookie contract when Baltimore waived him coming out of the preseason and later signed him to their practice squad.
The Raiders signed him off the Ravens’ practice squad in 2018 and later locked him up to a three-year extension worth around $9 million per year. He was set to make base salaries of $6.25 million in each of the final two years of his deal when he agreed to a three-year, $51 million contract extension with the Raiders last year.
The Giants acquired Waller in a trade with the Raiders for a third-round compensatory pick.
In 2023, Waller has appeared in seven games for the Giants and caught 35 passes for 380 yards and one touchdown.
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