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Darren Waller revealed Sunday that he experienced an unspecified emergency medical event during last Giants\u2019 season that left him concerned he might be dying.<\/p>\n
In announcing his retirement on a YouTube video, Waller shared that he was hospitalized early last November after calling paramedics to his North Jersey apartment when he had trouble breathing. <\/p>\n
Waller is a drug and alcohol addict who got sober after an overdose in 2017 and became an advocate for mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very scary situation,\u201d Waller said. \u201cI ended up going to the hospital for 3 \u00bd days. Couldn\u2019t stand up and \u2026 use the bathroom or feed myself. It was an experience that would sober somebody up and make them think, at least.<\/p>\n
\u201cI say all that because \u2026 I go back into my daily life, and it\u2019s pretty clear I almost just lost my life. And I don\u2019t know if I really feel like I would\u2019ve felt great about how my life was going if I died at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Waller came back from a one-year suspension from the NFL in 2017 to become a Pro Bowl tight end for the Raiders. <\/p>\n
He was acquired by the Giants in March 2023 and his one season in East Rutherford was disrupted by a hamstring injury on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n
The next week, while driving home from shooting a video for his burgeoning musical career, Waller began to feel feverish and thought he was experiencing a third bout with COVID-19. <\/p>\n
He was \u201cshaking uncontrollably\u201d and began \u201closing consciousness\u201d in his room.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept nodding [off] and couldn\u2019t breathe, so I ended up calling 911,\u201d Waller said. \u201cI think I\u2019m talking clearly on the phone, but they can\u2019t make out much of what I\u2019m saying.\u201d<\/p>\n
As he waited for first-responders to arrive and supply an oxygen mask, Waller said he stumbled to the couch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m there breathing deeply and in between each breath, I\u2019m yelling out, \u2018Help!\u2019\u200a\u201d Waller said. \u201cSo maybe I could wake the neighbors up. I don\u2019t know how long the time was \u2014 it felt like forever \u2014 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Damn, I\u2019m dying on this couch and nobody knows.\u2019 It was kind of similar to my overdose \u2014 like the power plug being pulled out and I couldn\u2019t breathe anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
The incident sheds some light on Waller\u2019s decision to walk away from $35 million over the final three years on his contract. He said he has maintained his sobriety.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m doing something [football] that I found a lot of joy in \u2026 but the passion has slowly been fading,\u201d Waller said. \u201cI feel like I spent most of my life doing what I should be doing. I\u2019ve been a people-pleaser my whole life \u2014 somebody that has struggled with worth, confidence, feeling valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Giants\u2019 medical staff attended to Waller as he needed. He returned to the field Dec. 17.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to the Giants,\u201d Waller said. \u201cWelcomed me in, making me feel like family and giving me an opportunity to reflect in this time and make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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