{"id":130009,"date":"2022-03-16T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=130009"},"modified":"2023-02-01T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:26:37","slug":"von-miller-signs-contract-with-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/16\/von-miller-signs-contract-with-buffalo-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Von Miller Signs Contract With Buffalo Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime veteran edge defender Von Miller signed a new contract with the Buffalo Bills. Miller, a two-time Super Bowl champion and three-time All-Pro, spent the 2021 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Von Miller gets a 6-year deal for $120M, source said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RC0Inwt2pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/RC0Inwt2pc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1504226759767732228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Von Miller, Buffalo Bills, Agree to Contract<\/h2>\n<p>Despite his advanced age, 2021 showed that Miller can still play at a high level. After starting the year with the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Rams gave up a second- and third-round pick to secure the edge defender&#8217;s rights for the rest of the season. That investment paid off, as Miller played some fantastic football down the stretch and took his game to another level in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>During the Rams four-game postseason run, Miller recorded four sacks, 12 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, and six quarterback hits while helping Los Angeles win their first title since the Kurt Warner days. Miller&#8217;s star shone brightest in the biggest stage, as he recorded two of four sacks against Joe Burrow and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> in Super Bowl 56. In total, Miller finished the 2021 regular season with 9.5 sacks, 50 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, and 17 quarterback hits.<\/p>\n<p>Miller originally entered the NFL as a first-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Selected by the Denver Broncos, the Texas A&amp;M product immediately made an impact while playing a huge role in Denver&#8217;s playoff push. In total, Miller started and appeared in 15 games, recorded 11.5 sacks, 64 combined tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, and 29 quarterback hits. For his efforts, Miller earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and a spot on the Pro Bowl team.<\/p>\n<p>Miller built off that impressive rookie season to become one of the best edge defenders in football. In 2012, the first-round pick finished the season with a staggering 18.5 sacks, 68 tackles, 28 tackles-for-loss, and 25 quarterback hits while earning First-Team All-Pro honors.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Miller&#8217;s storied career, the edge defender has recorded a combined 115.5 sacks, 540 tackles, 154 tackles-for-loss, and 233 quarterback hits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Fvf4HUjnShdSed2egzhQfw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1371293135\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Fvf4HUjnShdSed2egzhQfw',sig:'tyVCT1sJ73ItVFHeGRbx41c4VrKPOYnZIVCFoAm3Sgs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1371293135',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL veteran edge defender Von Miller has a new contract. 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