‘Buffalo Just Chose Me’: How Von Miller Landed With The Bills
The Lead
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🗓️ 21 July 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
This spring, eight-time Pro Bowler Von Miller announced that he was leaving the reigning Super Bowl champions — the L.A. Rams — to join the Buffalo Bills. It was a decision that surprised a lot of people, and also one that almost didn’t happen. Today, The Athletic’s Dan Pompei tells us why Miller ultimately chose upstate New York over the bright lights of Hollywood, and about the gut check moment when he ultimately decided to follow through with the big decision.
Read Dan Pompei’s full story about Von Miller joining the Bills: https://theathletic.com/3387676/2022/07/07/von-miller-bills-rams-broncos/
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| 0:32.8 | It's been a crazy man, crazy four hours. |
| 0:42.4 | I'm going back and forth man, a lot of things that I love in LA, but I just wanted to let |
| 0:47.4 | you know I'm coming to Buffalo. |
| 0:50.2 | Beelze Mafia was good, it's 40 open. |
| 0:54.5 | That was Von Miller back in March, announcing his decision to leave the Super Bowl Champion |
| 0:58.8 | LA Rams for a massive deal with the Buffalo Bills. |
| 1:02.0 | Look at the numbers on the screen here, people at home. |
| 1:05.1 | Six years, 100 and $20 million. |
| 1:08.8 | A lot of chicken wings for a guy that had chicken farm. |
| 1:14.0 | It was a decision that surprised a lot of people, and it's also a decision that almost |
| 1:18.9 | didn't happen. |
| 1:20.2 | Today, the Athletic Stan Pompey tells us why Miller ultimately chose upstate New York |
| 1:25.1 | over the bright lights of Hollywood, and the gut check moment when he ultimately decided |
| 1:29.6 | to follow through with the big decision. |
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