Darren Waller is returning to the NFL this season with the Miami Dolphins, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Waller retired prior to the 2024 season, citing a medical scare and a loss of "passion" for football while working on a music career.
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Waller’s career takes yet another fascinating turn
Former New York Giants tight end Darren Waller is un-retiring and being traded to the Miami Dolphins, according to a report from NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero.
Waller played in 12 games for the Giants in 2023 after being acquired from the Las Vegas Raiders for a third-round pick. He caught 52 passes for 556 yards (10.6 yards per catch) with one touchdown.
Waller admitted this offseason that he...
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A look at the key variables for fantasy for each NFL team, Part II
Welcome to Part II of my look at the biggest question facing each NFL team, from a fantasy perspective. Last week I tackled the AFC, and today I’ll delve into the NFC.
I’ll repeat what I said in last week’s column: I think that identifying the key questions to ask is an important first step in fantasy draft prep. As a drafter, I want to try to...
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New York Giants headlines for Tuesday
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From Big Blue View Greg Cosell: Giants’ season all about developing Jaxson Dart 2 New York Giants make CBS Sports Top 100 players list Other Giant observations Can anyone catch the Eagles? NFC East 2025 preview | The AthleticBetter than 2024? Yes. This team is much improved. On paper. Their defensive line is the league’s most talented, their secondary is better after signing...
Malik Nabers recently attended a NASCAR event where he answered a barrage of questions. He was asked everything from what defines an older NFL player to whether he can hear the fans during games.
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Dexter Lawrence and Malik Nabers make the cut, of course
A pair of New York Giants players have been named Top 100 players in the NFL by Pete Prisco of CBS Sports.
Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is No. 29 and wide receiver Malik Nabers is No. 45.
Of Lawrence, Prisco writes:
Big Dex missed time with injury last year, but he was a force before being sent to the sidelines. He can play the run as well as anybody, but he can also push the pocket....
The New York Giants offense has plenty of youth that could navigate them through the 2025 season. The expectations are not particularly high for Brian
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Respected NFL analyst calls Dart “polarizing”
For the New York Giants “the whole purpose of this season is to develop Jaxson Dart,” according to NFL analyst Greg Cosell.
Cosell made that comment on the ‘Inside the Birds’ podcast with Geoff Mosher and Adam Caplan.
The Giants, of course, traded up in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Dart 25th overall in the hopes that he could become their quarterback of the future.
Cosell said he sensed Dart “could...
New York Giants headlines for Monday
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From Big Blue View Trade Kayvon Thibodeaux? Another analyst calls for Giants to do just that PFF ranks the Giants’ defensive line third-best in the NFL Big Blue View mailbag: Kool-Aid, Wan’Dale Robinson, more NYG questions 2025 Summer Scouting — Can Caleb Banks break out this year? More headlinesRussell Wilson brings in a hefty legacy and a polarizing persona — but what will he cook for the Giants? | New York...
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It took a 42-page “manifesto” on quarterbacks to get deal done at the last second
There are many New York Giants’ fans who still believe the four-year, $160 million contract the team gave Daniel Jones before the 2023 season was absurd. Now, one of the agents who represented Jones in those negotiations admitted Athletes First went to “absurd” lengths to get that deal for the former Giants’ quarterback.
A.J. Stevens of Athletes First said on the...
The Daniel Jones era with the New York Giants was a forgettable one. They are looking forward to a potential future with Jaxson Dart, with Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston as veteran options, as Brian Daboll tries to orchestrate a successful offense. Daniel Jones has since moved forward with his career.
The New York Giants understand the significance of the 2025 season for the franchise’s direction, and one offensive player might hold the key to sparking their attack.
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Expectations are being ratcheted up another notch
The New York Giants will have to deal with an unfamiliar foe in 2025: Raising expectations.
The Giants have only been saddled with expectations a couple times in recent memory, most notably following their upset playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the 2022-2023 playoffs. Prior to that, it was following their playoff appearance in 2016-2017.
As we head into 2025, expectations are reaching a fever...
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If that were to happen, would it be another move the Giants might come to regret?
The idea that the New York Giants will, could, or should trade edge defender Kayvon Thibodeaux during the 2025 season just won’t die.
The latest to raise the idea of the Giants moving on from Thibodeaux is Aaron Schatz of ESPN. In proposing one final offseason move for each team, Schatz says the Giants should move on from the No....
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Previous...Despite adding Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston via free agency, the New York Giants made a trade back into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. They used that pick to select Jaxson Dart, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said the former Ole Miss star is making quite an impression.
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What is it, and would it work for the Giants?
The New York Giants are in their offseason, which means broader, more evergreen content for the NFL world. I love to step back during the offseason and review football trends, such as how the chess match of defensive vs. offensive coordinators has manifested in recent NFL memory.
We have discussed defensive line techniques often over the years. Here’s a brief illustration of those techniques:
The letters are...
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Banks ended his year with 3.5 sacks in two games
Looking ahead to 2026, it’s possible that the New York Giants could still need to upgrade their defensive line. While they should expect Dexter Lawrence and Darius Alexander to be the core of their interior defensive line, they could find themselves asking “but who else?”
We don’t yet know where the Giants will finish, nor how the draft board will ultimately shake out. There should, however, once again be...