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Von Miller News & Rumors

Miller: thumbs up on being healthy
April 17
Denver Post
 
"Outside linebacker Von Miller had to play the final six games of his rookie season last year with a heavy brace protecting his injured right thumb. Monday, he proudly showed a large crowd of reporters just how much he could move the thumb without pain. "It's about 85 percent right now," Miller said. "I'm 100 percent positive that when the season starts, I won't have any problems out of it." Miller, who made 11½ sacks last season, had surgery to remove the pins from his thumb Jan. 16. He said he would be able to play without a brace today if he had to, but admitted that playing with a cast last year was difficult."
Broncos' Von Miller named NFL defensive rookie of year, Tim Tebow also receives award
February 5
Denver Post
 
"With this rookie award by Von Miller, the Broncos have final confirmation. They didn't blow their No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. Miller was named the NFL's defensive rookie of the year Saturday, an honor the former Texas A&M star received during the league's awards ceremony at the Murat Theatre. "First of all, the award is all for him," said John Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations. "He's the guy who went out and did it. Considering he didn't have an offseason for us, learning the defense — with the year he had, there's just so much more upside for him that he's just going to get better and better.""
Broncos linebacker Von Miller tries his hand at reporting
February 1
Denver Post
 
"A long, zippered scar has replaced the cast on Von Miller's right thumb. All the better to hold a microphone as the Broncos' no-longer-rookie linebacker played TV reporter for a day at the Super Bowl XLVI media event Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. "Man, it's like a circus here," Miller said, gazing at the thousands of reporters covering the event. "I thought it was wild for us." Not even a daily dose of Tebowmania can top the once-a-year event in the Super Bowl city. Miller, who is here helping promote Gatorade sports drinks, will be around here Saturday too, when the NFL defensive rookie of the year is announced."
Chung, Miller fined for actions in Pats-Broncos game
January 21
Boston Globe
 
"The NFL fined Patriots safety Patrick Chung and Broncos linebacker Von Miller $7,500 each for actions during last week's divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Both were fined for unnecessary roughness. Via a league spokesman, Chung's fine came when "specifically, on a run play he struck an opponent late.""
Von Miller's motor still operating after long rookie season with Denver Broncos
January 5
Denver Post
 
"Outside linebacker Von Miller has heard the term "rookie wall," but he insisted Wednesday that he hasn't hit it. Miller, the No. 2 pick in the NFL's 2011 draft, breezed through the first 11 weeks of his pro career. But limited by a surgically repaired thumb, he has only seven tackles and one sack in the past four games. "It's a wall for every guy in the NFL. The season is so long. But I enjoy doing this, coming in here, spending time with these guys, going out to practice," said Miller, a former Texas A&M star. "It hasn't taken its toll on me. I'm excited to be in the playoffs, excited to play the Pittsburgh Steelers?.""
Elvis Dumervil helps Von Miller adjust to playing with a cast on his hand
December 28
Denver Post
 
"Yes, Von Miller had a chat with Elvis Dumervil? about the challenges of rushing a quarterback while toting around a hard cast on your hand. Miller almost wishes he hadn't talked to his Broncos teammate. On Sunday, against Kansas City, Miller will be playing his fourth consecutive game with a cast protecting a surgically repaired right thumb as he struggles to regain the impact he had earlier this season. Dumervil can relate. He fractured his pinkie before the 2008 season and recorded just five sacks that year while being hindered by a cast that, similar to that of Miller, immobilized his hand. "Elvis was really, really honest with me," Miller recalled Tuesday of their conversation. "I"
Von Miller to face old college rival Nate Solder
December 17
Denver Post
 
"No rookie introductions will be necessary Sunday when Broncos linebacker Von Miller faces New England offensive tackle Nate Solder. Miller's Texas A&M Aggies faced Solder's Colorado Buffaloes twice during their college playing days. And they got to know each other on a personal level last winter after hiring the same agent, David Dunn?, and making the predraft rounds. "We're really good friends," Miller said Friday. "I know his parents, he knows my parents. It's going to be fun playing against him." Solder, a 2010 Outland Trophy finalist as the nation's best lineman and the first-round draft pick of the Patriots, is expected to start at right tackle with Sebastian Vollmer? out with a foot"
Fox hopes Von Miller a perfect repeat of Peppers
December 10
Denver Post
 
"As he leaned his head back slightly to scroll through a career's worth of memories, Broncos coach John Fox stopped on October 2004. He stopped on Denver and Julius Peppers, the very definition of franchise building block, with the sincere hope that history can repeat itself. "It was right here," Fox said. "Right here in this stadium, back-to-back plays, one-two, just like that and you saw everything you needed to see. You could see what he was going to do, and when it's all done, I don't know what all the stats say or whatever, but (Peppers) was our first draft pick in our time (with the Carolina Panthers?), and history says not a lot of guys can ever do what Julius Peppers can do." In"
Linebacker Von Miller will play against Bears
December 10
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The way the Bears' luck has been running lately, there was never a doubt. But Denver Broncos coach John Fox made it official, anyway: Von Miller is ready to go. Miller, the rookie linebacker who's fifth in the NFL with 101/2 sacks, will play with a protective cover on his injured right thumb against the Bears on Sunday. Miller missed last week's game against the Minnesota Vikings after having surgery to repair ligament damage in the thumb. ''He helps our pass rush,'' Fox said Friday. ''He's a force there, and we're happy to have him back.'' Fox doesn't think Miller will be hindered by having a cast on his right hand. ''He'll make do,'' he said. ''We're going to protect it first. He's"
Miller's injured thumb keeps casting office busy
December 8
Denver Post
 
"Von Miller hopes that a cast a day keeps the doctor away — and keeps the linebacker in the defensive huddle. The Broncos rookie will get a new cast every day this week on his surgically repaired right thumb in an attempt to get him back in Sunday's lineup. Miller suffered ligament damage in a victory over the Chargers on Nov. 27, had surgery last week and did not play Sunday in Minnesota. "The wound was still new, and the athletic staff didn't want me to sweat on it. It was just four days out of surgery. They didn't want anything to happen," Miller said. "It healed up a little bit better.""
Broncos' Von Miller out vs. Minnesota Vikings today
December 4
Denver Post
 
"The Broncos will be without star rookie Von Miller for today's game at Minnesota. Miller, who leads all rookies with 10.5 sacks this season, had surgery on Tuesday to repair ligament damage in his right thumb. Miller practiced, in a limited manner, on Friday with his hand in a cast. Miller did some conditioning work more than three hours before kickoff time at Mall of America Field but was ruled out before trying any sort of official warm-ups."
Injured Broncos linebacker Von Miller's status for Sunday's game unclear
December 2
Denver Post
 
"The Broncos aren't ready to give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on rookie linebacker Von Miller's status for Sunday's game against the Vikings. Miller sat out of practice for the second straight day after Tuesday's surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb. Miller suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter and stayed in the game through overtime. After the game and again Monday, Miller said the injury was "not a big thing," but the Broncos medical staff disagreed. Asked whether Miller was held out of Thursday's practice because of his recovery from the surgery or because it was unclear how the Broncos would protect the thumb if Miller was on the field, coach John Fox said: "All"
Broncos' Miller, Royal may miss Vikings game
December 1
Denver Post
 
"The Broncos may have to play the Minnesota Vikings? this Sunday without star rookie linebacker Von Miller and No. 2 receiver Eddie Royal?. Miller, with 10 1/2 sacks through 11 games, underwent surgery Tuesday to repair torn ligaments in his thumb. He suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of the Broncos' 16-13 overtime win at San Diego on Sunday. Miller refused to come out of the game. After getting taped, he made a crucial defensive stop in overtime, tackling running back Ryan Mathews for a 4-yard loss. That pushed the Chargers' game-winning field goal attempt back to 53 yards, from where Nick Novak?'s boot faded wide right. Ordinarily, this type of thumb injury would keep Miller"
Broncos' Von Miller has thumb surgery, could miss Vikings game
December 1
Denver Post
 
"The Broncos may have to play the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday without star linebacker Von Miller and No. 2 receiver Eddie Royal?. Miller, a rookie with 10 1/2 sacks through 11 games, underwent surgery Tuesday to repair torn ligaments in his thumb. He suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of the Broncos' 16-13 overtime win at San Diego. Miller refused to come out of the game. After getting taped, he made a crucial defensive stop in overtime, tackling running back Ryan Mathews for a 4-yard loss. That pushed the Chargers' game-winning field goal attempt back to 53 yards, from where Nick Novak's boot faded wide right."
NFL fines Broncos' Von Miller for hit on Jets' Mark Sanchez
November 26
Denver Post
 
"Von Miller is receiving mixed messages from the NFL. Two days after the league named the Broncos star rookie the AFC's defensive player of the week for his performance against the New York Jets, Miller was fined $25,000 for a hit in the same game. Miller isn't sure which of his four hits on Mark Sanchez drew the fine, though the league specified in its letter to Miller that the fine was the result of Miller driving his helmet into Sanchez's chest. Miller had 10 tackles, including three for a loss, and 1 1/2 sacks against the Jets. None of Miller's hits drew a personal-foul penalty."
Broncos' Von Miller adds more to sack count, nears NFL record
November 18
Denver Post
 
"Credited with 1 1/2 sacks Thursday night against the New York Jets?, Broncos rookie linebacker Von Miller has 9 1/2 sacks for the season and is threatening the NFL rookie record with six games to play. Jevon Kearse? holds the rookie record with 14 1/2 sacks in 1999 for the Titans, who finished 13-3 that season and played in the Super Bowl. Miller also led the Broncos in tackles (10) in the 17-13 win and was credited with four hits on Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez?. "The individual stuff that goes with (winning) is kind of icing on the cake," Broncos coach John Fox said. "That's his mind-set, and we appreciate that mind-set. He's a tremendous player and he's just going to get better and"
Broncos' Miller fined $15,000 for hit on Raiders' QB Carson Palmer
November 12
Denver Post
 
"Broncos linebacker Von Miller was fined $15,000 by the NFL for his fourth quarter hit on Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer last Sunday. Miller was flagged for roughing the passer on the play and the league cited Miller for striking Palmer in the chest area with his helmet. Palmer had already released the pass when Miller arrived for the hit as well."
Von Miller learns tough lessons by being benched
October 16
Denver Post
 
"Somewhere, usually near the top, in the job description of a linebacker, there is a little item about meeting things head on and tackling what's in front of you without any excuses. Von Miller has been an NFL linebacker for all of a few months, and he understands. So, when presented with a question about what happened last Sunday, about how he ended up standing on the sideline for much of the loss to the Chargers rather than rushing Philip Rivers, he squared up, got his feet under him and took it on. "I made too many mistakes," Miller said. "That's it. And it really eats me up when I make mistakes like that. I don't care if people say it's learning mistakes, or because I'm a rookie, I"
With four sacks in four games, Broncos rookie Miller off to terrific start
October 5
Denver Post
 
"Watching him sift through the one-notch-below-chaos piles in his locker or scroll through the selections in his digital music player singing along with the words, it's easy to see Von Miller for the fresh-faced, enthusiastic NFL rookie he is. Watch him race around offensive tackles and take down quarterbacks, including Packers star Aaron Rodgers twice Sunday in the Broncos' game at Green Bay, and it's just as easy to see what Miller could be. "He's special," Broncos coach John Fox said. "That skill set we identified in the draft is something that makes him special. He's still learning the NFL game, the NFL commitment, but that skill set is still there. It shows up. The sky is the limit.""
Broncos' Von Miller a bright spot in loss to Packers
October 3
Denver Post
 
"When Aaron Rodgers finished smashing the Broncos' defensive playbook into tiny pieces, he offered an assessment of his six- touchdown day. "It was solid," Rodgers said. Solid? If what happened at Lambeau Field on Sunday is simply "solid," then good or great will send Rodgers to Disneyland with plenty of trophies in hand. Rodgers was not perfect, but he nudged right up to it with an answer for virtually every defensive question the Broncos provided. The Broncos tried pressure packages, they tried coverages they had not shown yet this season, they tried to be aggressive, they mixed, they matched — and in the end, Rodgers finished with a career-best 408 yards passing with four touchdown"
Broncos' pass rush in great shape with bookends Miller, Dumervil
September 11
Denver Post
 
"There is a way to slow the hype surrounding the explosive pass rush of Elvis Dumervil and his new partner, Von Miller. It was not slowed by the Broncos' third preseason game this year, against Seattle. Dumervil was credited with 1 1/2 sacks. He would have had 3 1/2 except Miller beat him to two. "His first step is crazy," Dumervil said of Miller. "He's speed, but he's more bendable. He's more limber." Dumervil and Miller have become Doom and Vroom. The Orange Rush. They are not slowed by the snap of the ball, interference of a blocker or scent of a quarterback. It was just getting started with the Seattle preseason game. "Watched them? Are you kidding me?" said Hue Jackson, who will make"
Broncos excited about Dumervil-Miller combo as pass rushers
August 8
Denver Post
 
"John Fox began his NFL coaching career as a defensive backs coach under Chuck Noll. And this just in: Noll knew a thing or two about defense and championships. The hardware that sparkles in the Steelers' complex is more than proof of that as is the legacy of the Steel Curtain. In his time as a defensive coach, especially as a defensive coordinator and head coach, Fox has since proved he knows exactly what to do with proficient edge rushers. Michael Strahan set the league's single-season sack record at 22-1/2 in 2001 with Fox as the Giants' defensive coordinator. In Fox's time as the Carolina Panthers head coach, Julius Peppers had six 10-sack seasons and Mike Rucker? had two. Those totals"
Von Miller's contract with Broncos includes $13.7 million signing bonus
July 29
Denver Post
 
"Broncos first-round draft pick Von Miller's four-year contract includes a signing bonus of $13.773 million, according to a league source. Miller's total contact is worth $21 million, fully guaranteed. Much of that money comes via the bonus. Miller's contract will otherwise pay him the league minimum salary of $375,000 this year, with substantial salary jumps in years two, three and four."
Miller and Dumervil give Broncos two 'Jokers'
May 11
Yahoo! Sports
 
"There was no question that, for the Denver Broncos, selecting Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller with the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft made a great deal of sense from a talent perspective. But for scheme fit – especially since the team was switching from a 3-4 base defense to the 4-3 concepts preferred by new head coach John Fox when he ran defenses for the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers? That was a different story. Many thought that Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, who went to the Buffalo Bills with the next pick, would be a better short-term solution for the Broncos because their interior defensive line was so weak in 2010. And when you already have an elite pass"
Elway makes the right call
April 29
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"Move over, Tim Tebow. By selecting Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller, the Broncos took a sledgehammer to the extreme arrogance that characterized the much-lamented Josh McDaniels era. Miller, selected second in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, supplants Tebow as the No. 1 reason to believe in the future of this franchise. The pick is another sign that John Elway is a football executive who believes more in substance than glitz. A downtrodden team finally has more to sell Broncomaniacs than the uncertain promise of the No. 15 jersey worn by an unproven T-shirt salesman. Whenever the tiresome bickering about how to divide $9 billion in annual revenue ends between NFL owners and"
Miller will likely line up at two different positions
April 29
Denver Post
 
"With the Broncos, Von Miller will be a two-position player. During his visit to the Broncos' headquarters in Dove Valley this month, the members of the coaching staff let him know their plans if they drafted him, as they did Thursday with the No. 2 overall selection. "I'm going to be a 'Sam' linebacker in the 4-3," Miller said. "And then on third down, I'm going to move down and rush." The Sam, or strongside linebacker, plays over the tight end. It's a position that requires strength, athleticism and speed. Pass rushing, though, is the skill that made Miller the first defensive player taken in the draft. Robert Ayers, who has just 1 1/2 sacks in his career, will be a two-down defensive"
Broncos were set on their first draft pick
April 29
Denver Post
 
"The first big draft decision for the new Broncos brain trust proved to be an easy one. Team executives waited Thursday evening for the phone to ring with an offer to move down in the first round of the draft. No calls came, so executive vice president John Elway, coach John Fox and general manager Brian Xanders didn't hesitate. There was no question what they wanted to do. With the second pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, the Broncos selected linebacker Von Miller, a pass-rush specialist from Texas A&M. Miller was the only player the Broncos were seriously considering at that spot, having ranked Miller, who led the NCAA in sacks in 2009, as the best defensive player, regardless of"
Broncos get playmaker in Texas A&M's Von Miller
April 29
Denver Post
 
"Standing in a sparse hallway in the bowels of Radio City Music Hall, Von Miller tilted his Broncos cap way back. At least he didn't have to stand at attention while maneuvering his way through the intense spotlight that comes with the highest draft pick in the Broncos' 51-year history. Never mind football for a moment. About those glasses. Fashionable eyeglasses, especially when sported with a sharp, gray suit with lavender shirt and tie. But to football fans who aren't accustomed to seeing a professorial look on the faces of their linebackers, Miller's glasses are so THERE. "I've been wearing glasses since the third grade," Miller said. "I'm comfortable wearing them. Contacts work, but I"