On July 15, Miller signed a 6-year, 114.5 million dollar contract, ($70,000,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS GUARANTEED)with the Broncos, becoming the highest paid defensive player in NFL history.
The Denver Broncos have signed Von Miller to a long-term contract to keep the four-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker and Super Bowl 50 MVP in orange and blue through the 2021 season.
Miller’s new contract was set up by a fantastic playoff run in which he racked up five sacks in three games, along with two forced fumbles, an interception and two deflected passes. The Super Bowl was his crowning moment, as Miller tore through the Carolina Panthers’ protection for 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles that each led to Broncos touchdowns that either gave the Broncos the lead or ensured they would keep it in the championship game.
With 11 sacks in the 2015 regular season and 14 in 2014, Miller’s returned to an early career form that was only momentarily derailed in 2013 when he tore his ACL on Dec. 22 against the Texans before the Broncos went on a postseason run to Super Bowl XLVIII.
Vonnie B’Vsean Miller Jr. Â (born March 26, 1989) is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and was awarded the Butkus Award as the most outstanding college linebacker in the nation. He was drafted by the Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving second-team All-Pro honors as a rookie and first-team All-Pro in his second season. At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.
Miller attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he played for the DeSoto Eagles high school football team and ran track. In his junior year he recorded 37 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries. As a senior, he was named the District 8-5A Defensive MVP after making 76 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 6 sacks. He played with future Aggie teammate Cyrus Gray.
In track & field, Miller competed in events such as the 110m hurdles (PR of 14.38 s), triple jump (top-jump of 12.65 m) or even javelin throw (top-throw of 37.24 m).
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Miller was listed as the No. 15 weakside defensive end in the nation in 2007. Â He chose Texas A&M over offers from Florida, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
Miller attended Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2007 to 2010. As a freshman at defensive end in 2007, he was named Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News after posting 22 tackles, including 10 solo stops. He recorded two sacks, four tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. He played in a 4-2-5 defense. He weighed 220 pounds during his freshman year.
As a junior in 2009, Miller adopted the role of the jack position, a defensive end/linebacker hybrid, which allowed him to utilize his pass rushing abilities. He enjoyed a breakout season for the Aggies, leading the nation in sacks with 17 and ranking fourth in the nation with 21 tackles for loss. Â For his efforts, Von Miller was named first team All Big-12 at defensive end and was named a first-team All-American by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. He became the first Aggie to be named a first team All-American since Jason Webster in 1999. Then-Aggies defensive coordinator Joe Kines compared Miller to the late Derrick Thomas. Â Miller then studied and watched film of Thomas to familiarize himself with his game.
In 2010, Miller switched to playing as a 3–4 outside linebacker under Tim DeRuyter‘s defense. Early in the season, Miller suffered a high ankle sprain that held him back for the first six games. He posted 10.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss. Again he made first-team All-Big 12 honors and won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. He was also named a consensus first-team All-American. He received first team All-American honors from Walter Camp, Scout.com, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN.com and the Associated Press.
Miller was drafted by the Denver Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He was the highest selected linebacker since LaVar Arrington went No. 2 to the Washington Redskins in 2000. He also become the Aggies’ highest draft pick since Quentin Coryatt, who was selected second overall in 1992. The selection of Miller surprised certain experts. Denver was switching from a 3–4 defense to a 4–3, a defense which seemed counter-intuitive to Miller’s strengths. Former Broncos quarterback John Elway, who is also the executive vice president of the franchise, said Miller is “a type of guy that comes around every 10 years”.
CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW CONTRACT, MR. VON MILLER.
