Denver Native (Carol)
07-23-2016, 01:39 PM
Still bleary eyed from celebrations hours earlier, Von Miller stood at a podium inside San Francisco’s Moscone Center the morning of Feb. 8 to receive an honor only nine other defensive players before him had earned. The moment was his and all about him, yet he tried to make it anything but.
After his signature “Howdy,” he rattled off the names of Broncos teammates who helped him through “the toughest of days” before quickly realizing he didn’t have time to name all 52. He thanked his mother. He praised general manager John Elway. He told of how happy he was to help defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and fellow linebacker DeMarcus Ware finally get a ring. He even thanked the media staring back at him.
Then he answered the question on everyone’s mind.
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But there also were Miller’s two-a-days and Brazilian jiu-jitsu workouts, and the stops at gyms across the country, from Miami to Hollywood, to maintain his conditioning. The few media interviews along the way carried the same tone and often the same message. Miller was optimistic. He knew it was a business. He was expecting a deal any day.
He was going to be a Bronco for life.
“Von, from the outset, wanted to stay in Denver,” Branion said. “I think as we went through the process, which was a lengthy one, he had to consider all of his options. So he certainly thought about them, because I made him do it.”
full article - long - http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/22/von-miller-now-handsomely-paid-returns-to-lead-broncos-title-defense/
After his signature “Howdy,” he rattled off the names of Broncos teammates who helped him through “the toughest of days” before quickly realizing he didn’t have time to name all 52. He thanked his mother. He praised general manager John Elway. He told of how happy he was to help defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and fellow linebacker DeMarcus Ware finally get a ring. He even thanked the media staring back at him.
Then he answered the question on everyone’s mind.
AND
But there also were Miller’s two-a-days and Brazilian jiu-jitsu workouts, and the stops at gyms across the country, from Miami to Hollywood, to maintain his conditioning. The few media interviews along the way carried the same tone and often the same message. Miller was optimistic. He knew it was a business. He was expecting a deal any day.
He was going to be a Bronco for life.
“Von, from the outset, wanted to stay in Denver,” Branion said. “I think as we went through the process, which was a lengthy one, he had to consider all of his options. So he certainly thought about them, because I made him do it.”
full article - long - http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/22/von-miller-now-handsomely-paid-returns-to-lead-broncos-title-defense/