Raiders signal TE Darren Waller to three-yr extension

HENDERSON, Nev.– The Las Vegas Raiders have signed TE Darren Waller to a three-yr agreement extension, the membership introduced Saturday.

Waller, 29, became signed via way of means of the Raiders off the Baltimore Ravens` exercise squad in 2018 and in the course of his 4 seasons with the group has recorded 258 receptions for 3,081 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

“Darren Waller is an exemplary teammate in each way, and we are excited to look him keep growing as a pacesetter in this group,” stated Raiders Head Coach Josh McDaniels. “Darren brings a brilliant dedication and paintings ethic to the constructing each day and we could not be extra pleased that he may be part of the Raiders Family for years to come.”

The 6-foot-6, 240-pound tight give up ranks 1/3 in franchise records amongst tight ends with 3,081 receiving yards, even as his 14touchdowns rank sixth. Last season, he recorded 665 receiving yards and touchdowns in eleven video games.

In 2020, Waller became named to his first Pro Bowl after completing first withinside the NFL amongst tight ends with 107 receptions, 2d with 1,196 yards and 1/3 with 9 touchdowns. His 107 receptions are a franchise-file, breaking Hall of Famer WR Tim Brown’s preceding mark of 104 receptions set in the course of the 1997 campaign.

Waller is tied for the maximum video games with at the least 12 receptions in franchise records (three) and because turning into a starter in the course of the 2019 season, has published 12 video games with at the least a hundred receiving yards, tied for maximum amongst tight ends and tied 5th overall.

He is best the second one tight result in franchise records to file at the least 1,000 receiving yards in back-to-back-campaigns, becoming a member of Raiders splendid TE Todd Christensen.

In 2019, Waller led the group in receptions (90) and receiving yards (1,145), even as main all tight ends withinside the NFL with 5 a hundred-backyard contests.