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1:52Darren Waller Comes Out of Retirement, Traded to Dolphins
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1:14Preseason Highlights: Jaguars at Dolphins (8/23)
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2:02Dolphins: Fanatsy Workhorse or RB By Committee?
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0:21Travis Hunter (Upper-Body) To Miss Preseason Finale
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2:00Preseason Highlights: Dolphins at Lions (8/16)
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1:59NFL Preseason: Lions' Sam Laporta To 'Miss A Little Bit Of Time' With Injury
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1:53NFL Preseason: Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel Planning To Sit Starters
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1:56NFL Preseason: Emory Hunt & Bryant McFadden Judge The Dolphins-Lions Joint Practice
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1:48NFL Preseason: Lions Dominated Joint Practice With Dolphins
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1:17Chop Robinson Carted Off Practice Field Wednesday
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0:41More Name or Game: Tyreek Hill?
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1:26NFL Preseason: QB Quinn Ewers Struggles In Preseason Debut
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0:58Tyreek Hill (Oblique) Not Practicing vs Bears Today
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1:08HQ Spotlight: Best AFC East Futures Play
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7:07Bradley Chubb joins CBS Sports HQ
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0:55Top Sound Bites: Tua's Relationship With Tyreek Hill Still a Work in Progress
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1:00NFL Head Coach Rankings: No. 20 Mike McDaniel (Dolphins)
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0:34Overreaction or Reality: Tyreek Hill Won't Be a Dolphin at the Start of This Season
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1:53NFL Week 1: Patriots Rising, Dolphins Falling
Top Darren Waller News
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Taking part in TE drills Thursday
Waller (undisclosed) is participating in position drills Thursday, Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald reports.
Waller's ramping up the scope of his practice participation one day after being activated from the active/PUP list. His absence from team activities prior to that activation was reportedly due to conditioning reasons, as Waller was getting back up to speed after being away from football in 2024. He's expected to serve as Miami's starting tight end in 2025 after unretiring.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Removed from PUP list
The Dolphins activated Waller (undisclosed) from the active/PUP list Wednesday.
Waller has spent the entirety of training camp and the preseason to date on the PUP list, reportedly for conditioning reasons after he spent last season in retirement, but he'll now begin practicing. With the veteran tight end having missed Miami's first two preseason games, Saturday's exhibition finale against the Jaguars will be his final chance to shake off the rust with game reps prior to Week 1. Waller projects as the Dolphins' clear top pass-catching tight end, with Julian Hill and Pharaoh Brown available to primarily handle blocking reps. Waller will work to make the most of the next three or so weeks to build chemistry with QB Tua Tagovailoa, acclimate to coach Mike McDaniel's scheme and ramp up into full football shape, with a hopeful eye toward kicking off Week 1 against the Colts on Sunday, Sept. 7 as a full-time starter.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: May practice this week
Head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Waller (undisclosed) could begin practicing this week, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Waller remains on the active/PUP list as he regains his conditioning after unretiring, but the Dolphins likely plan to activate the tight end during the week of practice leading up to Saturday's preseason finale against the Jaguars. Once he's up to speed, Waller's projected to top a tight end depth chart that also includes Julian Hill and Pharaoh Brown.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Not ready to practice
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tuesday that this is "not the week" for Waller to come off the active/PUP list and resume practicing, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
McDaniel had previously expressed optimism that Waller would be back on the field this week, but he said Tuesday that the team doesn't want the veteran tight end to be thrust into joint practices against the Lions immediately upon his return. Waller, who spent last season away from the NFL, began training camp on the PUP list primarily for conditioning reasons. It sounds like he won't be available for Saturday's exhibition matchup in Detroit.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Should practice next week
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday that he believes Waller (undisclosed), who remains on the active/PUP list, is roughly one week away from practicing, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports,
Waller began training camp on the PUP list for conditioning reasons, a development that isn't exactly surprising given that he spent the 2024 season in retirement. The veteran TE is fully expected to be ready for Week 1, and it'll be encouraging if he indeed retakes the field in time to get multiple full weeks of practicing in before the regular-season opener against Indianapolis on Sept. 7. Due to the 111-target void left by Jonnu Smith's departure, Waller carries upside as a late-round selection in 2025 fantasy drafts, especially due to his 6-foot-6, 245-pound frame and Miami's need for a dominant red-zone target. To open the year as a full-time starter, though, Waller will need to both get into football shape and fully learn McDaniel's intricate offensive scheme.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Expected to be ready for Week 1
Waller (undisclosed), who remains on the active/PUP list Tuesday, is expected to be ready for Week 1 per his agent Drew Rosenhaus, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said in late July that Waller's placement on the active/PUP list to begin training camp is a matter of getting back into "football shape," so it appears the veteran tight end's conditioning is coming along well after he spent the 2024 season away from football. Waller, who will turn 33 the day before Miami's Week 2 clash with New England, is missing valuable reps in a complicated offensive scheme while on the PUP list. Even if he's ready for Week 1, it's possible he'll need time to build up to a full starting workload.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Not in football shape yet
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Waller (undisclosed) is in "tremendous shape" but not "football shape," Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
Coming back from a one-year retirement, Waller remains on the active/PUP list during the first week of Dolphins training camp. It may be a matter of conditioning more so than any injury, but McDaniel didn't necessarily sound like he expects the tight end to be a full practice participant anytime soon. Waller will turn 33 in September, and while there's plenty of time to ramp up before Week 1, his role may mostly be limited to clear passing situations (at least initially).
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Being eased back by Dolphins
Coach Mike McDaniel noted Wednesday that Waller's placement on the PUP list is standard procedure for players coming out of retirement, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.
With that in mind, McDaniel indicated that the team is simply taking a preventative and responsible approach by easing Waller into the mix. In terms of the tight end's physical readiness at the onset of training camp, McDaniel added, "this is a well-conditioned athlete who's in great shape." Once Waller re-takes the field, he'll have an opportunity to fill the void created by the trade of fellow TE Jonnu Smith (88 catches for Miami in 2024), who was traded to the Steelers last month.
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Dolphins' Darren Waller: Begins camp on PUP list
The Dolphins placed Waller (undisclosed) on the active/PUP list Tuesday.
Waller can be activated at any time, but he's going to miss at least the start of training camp to get himself back in playing shape after spending the 2024 campaign out of the league. The Dolphins traded for the tight end earlier this month, and it remains to be seen what Waller has left in the tank and if he can stay healthy. He's an intriguing late-round fantasy option however, and there are targets to be claimed behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle in the Miami passing offense.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-6, 238 lbs |
| Birthplace: Landover, MD |
| Age: 32 |
| School: Georgia Tech |
| Experience: 8 |