Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller was named to NFL.com’s 2010s All-Decade Team this week. He is the only Broncos player who made the team.
Miller (6-3, 250 pounds) was selected by the Broncos with the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft after winning the Butkus Award (given to college football’s best linebacker) while at Texas A&M.
Miller is one of two “edge rushers” on the all-decade team, joining Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt. Miller and Watt have combined to total 201 sacks over the last decade.
Here is what NFL.com’s Chris Wesseling had to say about Miller:
Why is Watt only second in sacks over the past 10 years? Because edge-rushing terror Von Miller amassed 105 to go with a league-best 26 forced fumbles over the same span. He was the linchpin and Super Bowl MVP on a swarming defense that a biased John Elway considers the best he’s ever seen.
Miller is the Broncos’ all-time leader in sacks, an eight-time Pro Bowler, a seven-time All-Pro and now a member of an all-decade team.
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