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In an exclusive interview with the Establish The Pass podcast on ClutchPoints, Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowler Darren Waller talked about the team being within striking distance of the Kansas City Chiefs, his growing chemistry with Derek Carr as one of the most explosive duos in the NFL, his impressive place in the Raider record books in just two full seasons, his music career, work with the community, his favorite Jon Gruden saying, and more.
When Waller was just trying to get snaps with the Raiders in 2018, Derek Carr took him under his wing. Three years later, they have become one of the most potent duos in the entire NFL. Waller discussed their growing chemistry and hard work to get to this point.
âYeah, itâs a relationship that started right when I got into the team,â said Waller. âDerek expressed his belief in me when I was running scout cards when I first got to the Raiders, telling me that Iâll be able to do some great things. Itâs just things like that that resonate, just being friends and having vulnerable conversations about life and stuff like that, it just turns it into somebody you donât want to let down.
âWith that connection weâre able to have that dialogue where itâs like, âOkay, break that route here, not there.â Showing up at a certain time, we can have that dialogue together where itâs not, you know, he feels like heâs stepping on my toes or I feel like Iâm stepping on his.
âWe have that good dialogue and we put in the work together,â said Waller. âLast year we didnât allow COVID excuses to set in and we were throwing at parks all around, around Vegas, and just getting in work anyway we could. Just honing in the timing and the reps of things, it pays off on Sundays because we try to do that every single day.â
You can listen to the full podcast with Raiders tight end Darren Waller on Apple, Spotify, or Google, and you can watch Darren Wallerâs interview on YouTube: