Payments launch eight-time Professional Bowl go rusher Von Miller

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Payments on Sunday launched go rusher Von Miller forward of the league 12 months.

The transfer opens up $8.4 million in cap house, serving to the group to get beneath the cap earlier than the brand new league 12 months, which begins Wednesday.

The group is open to bringing again Miller, who turns 36 on March 26, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Payments thanked Miller for his three seasons with the group when saying his launch.

The transfer provides the Payments $15.4 million in useless cap cash for this 12 months. Miller was beneath contract by 2027.

Miller was set to account for the second-most cap house on the roster ($23.9 million) solely behind quarterback Josh Allen.

Releasing Miller comes after the Payments signed defensive finish Greg Rousseau to a four-year extension Saturday. Sources informed Schefter the extension, value $80 million, consists of $54 million assured. The place stays a necessity for the group this offseason.

Miller’s time with the Payments has been something however clean. The go rusher signed a six-year deal value $120 million within the 2022 offseason. After begin that included eight sacks in 11 video games, he suffered a serious proper ACL damage on Nov. 24, 2022. Miller said throughout coaching camp in 2024 that he “most likely shouldn’t have performed” in 2023 due to the damage. He completed the 2023 season enjoying in 12 video games and recording zero sacks and three tackles.

He restructured his contract final offseason, taking a pay reduce and saving the Payments $8.645 million in cap house.

“Final 12 months presently, we had been engaged on a restructure for him, and he did one thing unprecedented,” basic supervisor Brandon Beane mentioned on the NFL scouting mix. “… He took a pay reduce under his precise assure. And also you’re speaking a couple of first-ballot Corridor of Famer that did that. So, plenty of respect for what he did to return again and attempt to assist us chase this trophy. And I assumed because the 12 months went on, he continued to point out that he may nonetheless play.”

Miller was then suspended 4 video games (Weeks 5-8) for violating the NFL’s private conduct coverage, stemming from allegations of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in suburban Dallas in the course of the Payments’ bye week in 2023. He turned himself in to the police and shortly after was launched on bond. The case was later closed, and prices had been by no means filed. The NFL carried out a separate investigation.

The 2-time Tremendous Bowl champion had a stable season in 2024 as a part of the group’s defensive position rotation, recording six regular-season sacks. Miller didn’t play greater than 21 snaps in any of the Payments’ three playoff video games, together with 16 within the AFC Championship Recreation in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.

He had 14 sacks general in three seasons and 23 quarterback hits.

Drafted No. 2 general by the Broncos in 2011, Miller went on to be named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the 12 months and had 110 sacks in 10 seasons with Denver.

An eight-time Professional Bowl choice and three-time first-team All-Professional, he has 129.5 sacks in 14 NFL seasons. He gained Tremendous Bowls with the Broncos (2015) and in his one season with the Los Angeles Rams (2021) and had 9 sacks mixed throughout these two postseasons.

Miller ranks sixteenth all-time along with his 129.5 sacks, probably the most since he got here into the league.