ALAMEDA — Less than a year after the Raiders signed Darren Waller off the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens, they made him one of the highest paid tight ends in the NFL in terms of average salary.
“It’s surreal to me,” Waller said Thursday a day after signing a contract extension which will take him through the 2023 season. “Last year I was sitting in that same room signing that contract from Baltimore. It was like, `I just don’t want to mess this up.’ It’s incredible, like a new chapter.”
Contract details were not available, but the NFL Network reported it is worth $9 million per season.