Getty\u00a0WNBA star Kelsey Plum (left) and New York Giants tight end Darren Waller (right).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

New York Giants\u00a0tight end\u00a0Darren Waller\u00a0has openly contemplated retirement throughout the 2024 offseason.<\/p>\n

And if he does choose to call it a career, much of his free time would presumably be spent with his wife, WNBA star\u00a0Kelsey Plum. That is, until \u201ca petition for divorce was filed in Clark County for Kelsey Christine Plum and Darren Charles Waller\u201d on Tuesday, April 23, according\u00a0to the Las Vegas Review-Journal\u00a0and\u00a0ESPN, among others.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the news,\u00a0Plum posted cryptically on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m devastated,\u201d Plum began. Continuing: \u201cI walked through fire for that man, but now I see it\u2019s time to go. God has given me an incredible life, and I\u2019m truly so grateful for the profound love from my family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne day I\u2019ll share my story, today is not that day,\u201d the Las Vegas Aces guard went on. \u201cThank you for the grace to process my pain, to forgive and move forward. Today and everyday I will continue to choose joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

She concluded the post, \u201cmuch love KP,\u201d with the bible verse Philippians I:6.<\/p>\n

According\u00a0to Bible Hub, the English standard version of this verse reads: \u201cAnd I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

NFL & WNBA Fans React to Kelsey Plum\u2019s X Post<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no way to know for sure what Plum meant by this post \u2014 and whether or not it\u2019s directed at Waller when she refers to \u201cthat man\u201d \u2014 but the public statement turned heads, nonetheless. Plum\u2019s post immediately blew up on social media with over four million views and 15K likes in approximately two hours, and fans were quick to comment their thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sorry Kelsey, whatever happened just know we are all here for you and love you \ud83e\udd7a\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d one user\u00a0responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did you do Waller??!!\u201d Another\u00a0questioned, speculating on the tight end\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love you KP\ud83e\udd0d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc,\u201d a third reply\u00a0voiced. And a fourth\u00a0said: \u201cHis Loss. Baby, heads up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many also joked\u00a0about Waller \u201cfumbling\u201d on and off the field, while the top-liked reaction\u00a0read: \u201cPosting a breakup on Twitter is crazy work.\u201d<\/p>\n

To reiterate, it is not clear if Plum\u2019s post was related to Waller, her marriage or the decision to file for a divorce.\u00a0Waller has not been active\u00a0on X\u00a0since December 13, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Giants Giving Darren Waller Time to Make Retirement Decision \u2014 & He\u2019s Taken It<\/h2>\n

The Giants have elected not to put a hard deadline on Waller\u2019s retirement decision, and he\u2019s\u00a0taken his time deciding\u00a0whether or not he\u2019d like to return for the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still no word from the 31-year-old if he plans to return or retire,\u201d\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s Dan Duggan updated\u00a0on April 19. Relaying: \u201c[Giants general manager Joe] Schoen said he\u2019s been in communication with Waller\u2019s agent and is hoping for a decision \u2018in the short term,\u2019 but said the team hasn\u2019t issued a deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

During an\u00a0exclusive with Duggan and The Athletic\u00a0that was published on March 7, Waller admitted that he\u2019s still \u201cundecided\u201d on his future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really the idea of signing up for another journey,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s tough, it\u2019s long, it requires a lot. And if you\u2019re not fully bought into every single thing of the process, it\u2019s going to be tough. I feel like at the end of the day, you\u2019re doing guys a disservice if you\u2019re not all the way in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within that interview, Waller made it clear that this isn\u2019t a money situation or a question of whether or not he can still get the job done. He did acknowledge that several battles with injuries have factored into his thought process, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in the middle. It could go either direction,\u201d he concluded in March. \u201cIt\u2019s just putting everything down and being like, \u2018What are the real pros and cons of going on this journey again, and what do I really want out of it?\u2019 I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve arrived at the point where it\u2019s like the concrete answer that I can be like, \u2018All right, that\u2019s my truth.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Waller has hinted that he will likely make a decision before mandatory minicamp in June but did not say if he\u2019ll decide before the upcoming\u00a0NFL draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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