This week rumors have swirled following a report the Raiders and Packers discussed Darren Waller in a potential trade. Waller has said the Raiders assured him there would be no trade, which, according to the reports, would happen tonight during the draft’s first round. In terms of assurances from the Raiders, the underlying question is whether the team is actively working on giving the Pro Bowl tight end a new contract.
Waller has two years left on his contract but no guaranteed money. There isn’t a player out there who wants to play with no guaranteed money, and a player of Waller’s caliber absolutely shouldn’t be forced to do so. But just how to go about remedying that is the issue at hand.
Despite that lack of an acceptable contract situation, Waller was at the Raiders facility on the first day of offseason workouts even while some players in his situation might stay away.
