Von Miller

Vonnie B'VSean Miller (born March 26, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).

Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the Butkus Award.

Miller was born on March 26, 1989, in DeSoto, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

He attended DeSoto High School, 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 and field, Miller competed in events such as the 110 m hurdles (personal record (PR) of 14.38 s), triple jump (PR of 12.65 m), and javelin throw (PR of 37.24 m).

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.

Miller then studied and watched film of Thomas to familiarize himself with his game.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Miller was listed as the number-15 weakside defensive end in the nation in 2007.

He chose Texas A&M over offers from Florida, LSU, 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.

In spring 2008, newly hired head coach Mike Sherman was discouraged by Miller's habits of skipping class and failing to produce during practice.

Sherman decided to suspend Miller for that spring.

Disappointed, Miller considered transferring, but upon his father's insistence, stayed.

Miller then adopted a more serious attitude.

As a sophomore in 2008, Miller played at weakside linebacker under Joe Kines's 4–3 defense.

He saw action in all 12 games, making 44 tackles, including 25 solo stops, and leading the team with 3.5 sacks.

He made 7.5 tackles for loss, forced two fumbles, and recovered two more.

His role was more confined to pass coverage, as opposed to rushing the quarterback, thus he was not able to showcase his pass-rushing abilities.

In his final seven Big 12 games, he compiled just eight tackles.

As a junior in 2009, Miller adopted the role of the jack position, a defensive end/linebacker hybrid, which allowed him to use 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.

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.

As a senior 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 was selected by the Denver Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving first-team All-Pro honors three times and second-team All-Pro honors four times.

As of 2022, he has the most career sacks of any active player, and the most career sacks in Denver Broncos history, at 110.5.

At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl 50.

In 2021, Miller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LVI.