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| Von Miller |
Tim Wieland of CBS 4 Denver confirmed on Tuesday."Obviously we're not happy about it. Everybody here has an individual responsibility, not only to themselves, but to this organization, to this football team, so it's something we're not pleased about. We'll leave it at that."
According to the CBS 4 Denver report, Miller was released to his father after the incident. His father was with him in the vehicle.
It's been a nightmare for Miller over the past month after a phenomenal first two years with the Broncos.
On Aug. 11, he was arrested for failing to appear in court, stemming from charges of careless driving, driving without a license and having no proof of insurance.
He was suspended six games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy on Aug. 20.
And now this.
On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Miller could lose more than $2 million because of his six-game suspension, per CBS 4 Denver:
“There’s a confidential settlement agreement that Von intends to abide by and I’m sure the league intends to abide by,” [Miller's agent Joby] Branion told the Associated Press. “We can’t discuss any terms of that agreement other than the obvious, which is the six-game suspension.”
At 24 years of age, Miller still has plenty of outstanding football left in him...that is, if he stays on the field. He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first two seasons in the NFL, posting a combined 132 tackles, 30 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles and one interception returned for a touchdown.
He added nine tackles and a half-sack in Denver's loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs last season.
Plenty of players have squandered their NFL careers because of off-the-field issues in the past. Let's hope that Miller doesn't become one of them. He is a fantastic talent and a joy to watch.
