Darren Waller

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports TE Darren Waller told the Giants he “wanted to play again specifically only for Miami.”

Waller, 32, came out of retirement Tuesday and was immediately traded to the Dolphins in exchange for draft-pick compensation. Waller joins one of the NFL’s thinnest tight end depth charts, alongside Pharaoh Brown, Jalin Conyers, and Julian Hill. None of those players will threaten Waller’s role as the team’s primary pass-catching tight end. A seam-stretcher for most of his NFL career, Waller will bring something very different to the Miami offense than what they had with YAC machine Jonnu Smith. Waller, who had 52 grabs on 70 targets for the Giants in 2023, should be the No. 3 target behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.