Bills outside linebacker and longtime NFL star at that position Von Miller is looking to return to that stature this season.
The veteran and free agent splash signing by Buffalo suffered what was a season-ending knee injury in 2022.
He returned to the field last year but registered no sacks amidst limited snaps during the teams’ 2023 campaign.
As the 34-year-old aims to get back to the level of play that he, fans, teammates, and coaches are accustomed to, he has his head coach’s support as he works toward finding success on the field and justifying his contract.
In a new collaboration with GlassesUSA.com, Miller fielded some questions including one asking what his biggest individual and team goals for the upcoming season are.
“My biggest individual goal is just getting back to playing my style of football,” Miller said per Sports Illustrated. “It’s crazy how you get injured, and you come back, and you really shouldn’t have even been playing, and people judge you by a product on the field. I could have easily sat out all of last season, but I couldn’t do my teammates like that. I felt like being later in my career, I didn’t want to sacrifice any of my years. But at the same time, I shouldn’t have been out there.”
Miller appeared to be a shell of his former self much of the time when he did see the field last season, that is until the team’s playoff run in which he began to show flashes of a return to form.
“I feel like people are judging me on that, so it’s making me a little bit angry, to be honest. It’s making me tap into a Von that I haven’t been in a while. I just want to get back to playing my style of football.”
The Bills will need Miller to do just that, a leader on and off the field, he is a key to the team’s Super Bowl hopes. And in a year in which roster turnover has left fewer veterans, his ability to coach up young players and lead the defense will be valuable. Perhaps no more so than in setting the pace on the field in pressuring opposing quarterbacks.
“The biggest team goal is bringing the first Super Bowl to Buffalo,” he added. “Everyone feels like they deserve it, and they work hard, but Buffalo Bills fans and Western New York they deserve it, man. They do so much for our community and our football team. Josh Allen is an amazing player and person – he is one of the most amazing people that I have ever been around in my life. These guys deserve it, and I’m going to do everything in my power to give it to them.”
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