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The 36-year-old pass rusher and Super Bowl 50 MVP signed a one-year, $6.1 million deal with Washington ahead of training camp.
“I hate not knowing what’s about to happen next, but at the same time, it creates this inner peace in me where I can only control what I can control and I can be present. It just puts more emphasis on the now, to be great right now. Nothing in life happens by coincidence, so I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”
Miller said he met with other teams. But when he flew to Northern Virginia in June to meet with Coach Dan Quinn and General Manager Adam Peters, he became more familiar with the answer to his problem. Quarterback Jayden Daniels joined their lunch at the upscale Ashburn steakhouse Eddie Merlot’s.
“It was the best team with the best quarterback,” Miller said. “That’s usually the math for me to be able to go and do what I do.”
But there was more that figured into this one for Miller.
The NFL’s active sack leader (129½) has a slew of records on his resume — the most sacks in Broncos history (110½); the most career earnings of any defensive player in NFL history (approximately $192 million, per Spotrac); and the most career sacks in Super Bowls, tying Charles Haley (4½) — to all but ensure he has a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Miller is hungry for more.
“You can’t leave Josh Allen and just go anywhere,” Miller said of Buffalo’s QB. “You can’t leave your old girlfriend and just go with just anybody. Like, Josh Allen was MVP of the league last year. I feel like Jayden Daniels has MVP potential as well.”
2. He’s a self-proclaimed nerd.
Miller isn’t the stereotypical football player who only lives and breathes football. That’s certainly a key part of his life, but he has other interests as well, including video games, books and the Discovery Channel. He even described himself as “a geek” in a 2016 ESPN article.
“I had glasses, I had a ducktail, my mom would dress me funny,” **Miller said.** “I was smart, I was good at video games, I read books, I watched the Discovery Channel. I was good at sports, but I was a geek.”
Earlier that year, Miller went into further detail on his nerdy interests. In an article from The Players’ Tribune titled, “Nerd,” Miller discussed what it was like to be a skinny kid wearing glasses and trying to play football in one of the biggest high school hubs for the sport in the...
