Giants' Darren Waller embracing high expectations, relishing opportunity to play against Cowboys

New York Giants star Darren Waller talks about the expectations around him as well as his new partnership with Invisalign.

The New York Giants made a massive addition to their offense when the team acquired tight end Darren Waller from the Las Vegas Raiders. 

The acquisition gave quarterback Daniel Jones a legitimate weapon opposing defenses will have to plan for, and it gives the other wide receiver targets more opportunities to gain separation in their routes. Waller joined a receiving corps that already featured a healed Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins, Wan’Dale Robinson and rookie Jalin Hyatt. Parris Campbell is also not one to sleep on either.

Waller brings a massive amount of talent to the team. Though he was hurt last season, Waller has recorded more than 1,000 receiving yards twice in a single season. The only Giants tight end to record 1,000 yards receiving was the legendary Mark Bavaro, and that was back in 1986.

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Tight end Darren Waller, #12 of the New York Giants, during training camp at NY Giants Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 27, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

The 31-year-old knows expectations are high.

"I feel like with what I’ve done in my career so that expectations are going to be high for some people because I’ve shown what I’m capable of doing," Waller told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I embrace that and I realize that I don’t try to live off other people’s expectations but more so set a standard for myself. And I live by the standard the team sets because if I live up to that, then odds are I’ll meet expectations, exceed expectations, whatever it may be.

"But yeah, the