Darren Waller trade Giants Raiders strike deal that sends Pro Bowl TE to New York for third-round pick
Whengeneral manager Joe Schoen recently said "" in reference to his first free agency run in 2022 atoning for his predece sor Dave Gettleman's cap usage, he truly said it with his chest.After giving quarterbacka four-year, $160 million extension, using the franchise tag on Pro Bowl running backand signing formerlinebackerto a four-year, $40 million deal with $22 million guaranteed, Schoen made a trade Tuesday for Pro Bowl tight end , according to . The Raiders will
Jon Gray Jersey receive the ' third-round compensatory pick -- the 100th overall selection-- which will come at the end of the second day of the 2023 NFL Draft. More on Waller trade Waller, who
Scott Oberg Jersey signed a three-year, $51 million contract extension with Las Vegas on the eve of the 2022 regular season, will now be joining Big Blue as one of the more prolific tight ends acro s the last four seasons. He trails only the last two First-Team All-Pro tight ends -- Kansas City's and Baltimore's -- in catches and receiving yards acro s the last four seasons.WallerStatsTE RankRec.2803rdRec. Yards3,3943rdRec. TD179thOne cause for concern the may have is Waller's injury history that has emerged acro s the last two seasons, 2021 and 2022. He mi sed six games in 2021 while dealing with back and knee i sues plus a hamstring injury put him
Jake McGee Jersey on injured reserved midway though last season, which contributed to him mi sing eight games. He'll also be 31 in September. Waller2019-20202021-2022*Rec./Season98.541.5Rec. Yards/Season1,170.5526.5Rec. TD/Season62.5* Mi sed 14 games due to injuries in 2021-2022The Jones-Waller pairing could create fireworks since he had the eighth-highest pa ser rating in the entire NFL when throwing to tight ends, but he targeted them at the 31st-highest rate in the league last season. Waller could also help unlock Jones' deep ball since he had seven catches of 20 or more yards downfield, the most among all tight ends last season despite mi sing eight games.On the flip side,
Tyler Anderson Jersey Jones ran a conservative offense that looked to limit mistakes as he had the second-shortest pa s length in the entire league in 2022, 6.4 yards downfield. The Giants were also one of the top 10 red zone offenses in the NFL a year ago, converting 63.3% of their red zone drives into touchdowns -- the seventh-highest rate in the NFL -- despite not having a go-to big body like Waller's 6-foot-6, 255-pound frame to throw it up to.
Chad Bettis Jersey Safe to say 2022 NFL Coach of the Year Brian Daboll should have fun with Waller's route concepts. JonesStatsNFL RankComp Pct78%5thPct of Pa s Attempts15%31stPa ser Rating112.68thWaller will become the clear-cut No. 1 option for the Giants on a receiving core that includes , and as other likely starters. For the Raiders, they dump Waller's salary after seemingly filling his targets over the middle with former New Englandwideout , whom the Raiders signed Tuesday morning to a .