Von Miller

Von Miller

Von B’Vsean Miller Jr. is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and was awarded the Butkus Award. He was drafted by the Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving second-team All-Pro honors as a rookie. At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

About Von Miller in brief

Summary Von MillerVon B’Vsean Miller Jr. is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and was awarded the Butkus Award as the most outstanding college linebacker in the nation. He was drafted by the Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving second-team All-Pro honors as a rookie. At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. He has also appeared on season 22 of the American television show Dancing with the Stars. Miller graduated with a degree in poultry science and raises chickens in his spare time in DeSoto, Texas. He is the son of Von Miller, a former Dallas Cowboys player, and his wife, Jennifer Miller. Miller has two children, a daughter, and a son, both of whom play football for the Broncos. He also has a son who plays for the New England Patriots and a daughter who played for the San Francisco 49ers. Miller was a four-star recruit by Rivals. com, and was listed as the No. 15 weakside defensive end in thenation in 2007. He chose Texas A &M over offers from Florida, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. He weighed 220 pounds during his freshman year. He played at weakside linebacker under Joe Kines’s 4–3 defense.

As a sophomore in 2008, Miller saw action in all 12 games, making 44 tackles, including 25 solo stops, and leading the team with 3. 5 sacks. In 2009, Miller adopted the role of the jack position, a defensive endlinebacker hybrid, which allowed him to utilize his pass rushing abilities. He enjoyed a breakout season for the Aggies, leading the nation in sacks with 17 and ranking fourth in the country with 21 tackles for loss. He became the first Aggie to be named a first team All- American since Jason Webster in 1999. In 2010, Miller switched to playing as a 3–4 outside linebacker under Tim DeRuyter’s defense. He posted 10.5 sacks and 17. 5 tackles for Loss as a senior in 2010. In 2011, he was the MVP at the Senior Bowl and was ranked 2nd in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. He received consensus first-team honors from Walter Camp, ESPN com, Scout. com and the Associated Press. Miller won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top linebacker and was also a first-place selection in track & field. In 2012, he received first-Team All-Big 12 honors from The Sporting News, The Associated Press, and Scout.com. Miller also won the Walter Camp Award for his efforts at the 2011 Senior Bowl, and won and won The Butkus award for most outstanding outside linebacker. In 2013, he earned first- team All Big-12 honors at defensive end and was named the Defensive MVP at Senior Bowl.