Darren Waller announced his retirement from professional American football earlier this month after eight seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders (formerly the Oakland Raiders), the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants. Following a stellar college career as Georgia Tech’s leading wide receiver, per Business Insider, Waller became one of the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends. The last three-year contract he signed with the Raiders was worth US$51 million.
Besides his own sporting career, Waller is now just as famous for being WNBA star Kelsey Plum’s ex-husband. The pair tied the knot in March 2023 and filed for divorce in April, after just one year of marriage. {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/25ca2e1f-c5cd-4460-a50d-270d8b378d40_241e09f8.jpg"} WNBA player Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces and tight end Darren Waller, formerly of the Las Vegas Raiders, were married for just one year. Photo: Getty Images/AFP Plum described herself as “devastated” by the break-up.
Less than a month later, she set the internet alight twice in two days by appearing in one of Kim Kardashian’s Skims campaigns, then showing up to the Las Vegas Aces’ season opener in an Alexander Wang micro vest with nothing underneath..