 version of me that's very emotional, very tender, very vulnerable. But then I also have that competitive side of me that kinda got developed through sports that's like, I wanna go at people's necks. And that's what music has done for me. Darren Waller is now following his famous great-grandfather into the music world. More on that in a few minutes. But first, let's talk a little more about what he's leaving behind. His NFL career was basically split into two parts. The first, during a period of alcohol and drug abuse.