Update, Sept. 15 — Waller has been removed from the injury report despite being listed as limited on Friday. The team continues to be super cautious with him, so I expect he doesn’t do much at practices all season.
Update, Sept. 14 — Waller returned to practice on Thursday, but was limited with his hamstring injury. At this point it looks like the team is going to continue to be very cautious with Waller, doing their best to keep him healthy for the whole season.
The New York Giants got off to the worst start in the NFL. They lost by 40 and were the only team in the league not to score any points in Week 1. Starting tight end Darren Waller is dealing with a hamstring issue that isn’t considered serious. Head coach Brian Daboll said that Waller will rest one day per week and will not practice this Wednesday. Still, hamstring injuries can be easily aggravated, so worth keeping an eye on.
TE Darren Waller will also not practice Wednesday for the Giants, per Brian Daboll.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 13, 2023
Daboll says this was a predetermined thing. Part of the sports science program they have him on this season. Won’t practice one day each week, presumably Wednesdays.
Waller is dealing with a…
Fantasy football implications for Week 2
Waller had high expectations coming into his first season with New York. The team acquired him from the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason and he became the latest pass-catcher for quarterback Daniel Jones to target. Waller finished tied for the most targets on the team in Week 1 with five. He brought in three of them for 36 yards, which felt very underwhelming.
If Waller does re-injure his hamstring, Daniel Bellinger would get the nod as the interim starting tight end. We saw him play well with Jones last season, but he would be a longshot to have fantasy value in this game.